"Portrait of the fiddler Patie Birnie, half-length, standing to right in front of a brick wall, looking towards the viewer, smiling, holding up a violin in his left hand; wearing cloak over tight-fitting jacket, strap and neckscarf tied in a knot."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Effigie of Patie Birnie, the famous fidler of Kinghorn and Effigie of Patie Birnie, the famous fiddler of Kinghorn
Description:
Title from caption below image., Date from British Museum online catalogue., Sitter is mentioned in Alan Ramsay's poems., Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed within plate mark with possible loss of text., and Mounted on sheet: 356 x 266 mm.
