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Burton, Edward, approximately 1819-1899.

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  • A shepherd's family saying grace at the meal table with a sheep dog sitting under the father's chair. Mezzotint with engraving by Edward Burton, 1851, after Alexander George Fraser.
  • Charles Macintosh. Mezzotint by E. Burton after J. G. Gilbert.
  • A young woman carrying a bundle of ferns on her back. Engraving by Edward Burton after Robert Herdman.

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    A shepherd's family saying grace at the meal table with a sheep dog sitting under the father's chair. Mezzotint with engraving by Edward Burton, 1851, after Alexander George Fraser.

    Fraser, Alexander, 1786-1865. | Date: 1851 | Reference: 27015i
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    A young woman carrying a bundle of ferns on her back. Engraving by Edward Burton after Robert Herdman.

    Herdman, Robert, 1829-1888. | Date: [1864?] | Reference: 27441i
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    Three brigands on a mountain pass preparing their crossbows for an attack. Mezzotint by E. Burton after James Drummond.

    Drummond, James, 1816-1877. | Date: 1849 | Reference: 2846185i
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    Charles Macintosh. Mezzotint by E. Burton after J. G. Gilbert.

    Gilbert, J. G. | Reference: 9957i
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    A girl sits by the dying embers of a fire on the floor in a Highland hut; a baby is asleep in the crib behind her. Mezzotint by Edward Burton after William Simson.

    Simson, William, 1800-1847. | Date: [1849] | Reference: 36008i

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