Glaud and Peggy
Step into a cozy 18th-century Scottish cottage with this lively engraving by David Allan, which illustrates a scene from Allan Ramsay's famous pastoral play *The Gentle Shepherd*. The room is a hive of morning activity: old Glaud smokes his pipe contentedly while women tend the fire, eat porridge, and get dressed, all under the watchful eye of a grumpy cat and wandering chicks. It’s a wonderful example of genre art that celebrates the humor and simplicity of rural life, moving away from the stiff grandeur of traditional history painting.
- Technique
- Engraving