Artist: Sir Joseph Noel Paton (Scottish, 1821 – 1901)
Title: The Dowie Dens o Yarrow (Stanza 9th)
Medium: Antique engraving on wove paper after the original by master engraver Charles William Sharpe (British, 1818-1899)
Signature: Signed in the plate.
Dimensions: Image Size 6 3/4 x 8 inches.
Framed Dimensions: Approximately 16 x 17 inches.
Framing: This piece has been professionally matted and framed using all new materials.
“The Dowie Dens o Yarrow”, also known as “The Braes of Yarrow” or simply “Yarrow”, is a Scottish border ballad (Roud 13, Child 214). It has many variants (Child collected at least 19) and it has been printed as a broadside, as well as published in song collections. It is considered to be a folk standard, and many different singers have performed and recorded it.