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But left behind her own grey tail:
The old woman clutched her by the rump,
And left poor Maggie scarce a stump.
Artist
- Name:
- Landseer, Thomas
- Dates:
- 1795-1880
- Country:
- UK
Illustration
- Subject:
- Narratives
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Engraver:
- Slader, Samuel Machin
- Format:
- Landscape (wider)
- Source:
- Robarts Library, Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Tam O'Shanter and Souter Johnny, a poem
- Author(s):
- Burns, Robert
- Publisher:
- London: Marsh and Miller, 1830
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
A man wearing traditional Scottish garments runs away at dawn on the back of a galloping, wide-eyed horse, while casting a scared glance at the creature standing behind him on the horse’s rump and holding on to the tail.
The caption reads in the original:
Ae spring brought off her master hale,
But left behind her ain gray tail;
The carlin claught her by the rump,
And left poor Maggie scarce a stump.
Keywords: 1830s, 19th century, black & white, eerie, frightened, horse, monster, riding, supernatural
