Patie and Peggy
David Allan, often nicknamed the 'Scottish Hogarth,' captures a tender, tearful moment between Patie and Peggy in this charming print illustrating Allan Ramsay's famous pastoral comedy, *The Gentle Shepherd*. Patie stands comfortingly over the weeping Peggy, promising he's 'nae mair a shepherd, yet I'm thine,' while a loyal dog rests at their feet and cows graze in the distance. Published in Edinburgh in 1808, this piece brings the rustic romance of 18th-century Scottish literature to life with delicate neoclassical lines under a sprawling tree.