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| Keywords: Tam O'Shanter.JPG en Tam O ™Shanter painting Acrylic painting depicting the Tam O ™Shanter story of unknown date Tam is shown escaping on his horse whilst being pursued by Nannie who grabs the horse ™s tail The churchyard is visible in the background engulfed in flames and surrounded by witches and warlocks Citation from Victoria Art Gallery Bath The painting depicts the last dramatic moment in Robert Burns' poem where Tam's faithful horse Maggie saves his life from the witches 'but left behind her ain grey tail' Tam rolling home drunk one night past the ghostly ruin of Alloway Church chances upon a witch's coven dancing with the devil He shouts out something to the witches and they chase him to the River Doon But like in stories of vampires these witches cannot cross water so when his horse clears the river Tam is safe John Joseph Barker 1824 “1904 was the third son of Thomas Barker He lived and worked in Bath all his life Although his first works were landscapes he soon started producing more commercial pieces to make a living Tam O'Shanter is typical of these dramatic literary subjects that were popular among the middle classes who had neither the money nor the room for large portraits or mythological scenes but who wanted an original work of art for their house NB Artfact credits this painting to Abraham Cooper - http //www artfact com/auction-lot/henry-hoppner-meyer-1782-1847- -after-abraham-co-p4drbuv6nn-0-m-24c8c84ce9 http //www christies com/LotFinder/lot_details aspx intObjectID 5235800 http //www cuttysark org uk/resources/14/assets/images/historic_photographs/large/tam 20pursued 20pitkin 20postcard JPG John Joseph Barker 1824-1904 1866 Victorian PD-old Tam O'Shanter River Doon Brig o' Doon Henry Hoppner Meyer | ||||
