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Thread #68893 Message #1698590
Posted By: Jim Dixon
20-Mar-06 - 09:36 AM
Thread Name: Paintings of folk musicians and dancers
Subject: RE: Paintings of folk musicians and dancers
Here's David Wilkie's Penny Wedding, 1815.
Other artists have used the same theme. Here's David Allan's Penny Wedding, 1795; and his Highland Wedding, 1780.
Can anyone explain the term "penny wedding"?
Here's another image of Henry Raeburn's portrait of Neil Gow, 1793 – not as dark as the one Malcolm Douglas posted.