Peggy and Patie
David Allan brings Allan Ramsay's beloved Scottish play 'The Gentle Shepherd' to life in this charming 1803 engraving. We see the young lovers, Peggy and Patie, sharing a quiet moment under a large tree, dressed in rustic attire—Patie even sports a traditional plaid draped over his shoulder. But their romance is about to be interrupted! Peggy points toward a cottage in the background where an 'auld aunty' is shouting for them, and the caption at the bottom hilariously notes she knows 'they'll wonder what can make us stay.' This piece captures the playful, pastoral spirit of Scottish genre art, blending Neoclassical composition with a very human, relatable story of young love running late.
- Technique
- engraving
- Material
- paper
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