Thou has left me ever, Jamie

William Bell Scott (1811-1890) Thou has left me ever, Jamie signed 'W.B. SCOTT' (lower right) and further signed and inscribed 'Thou has left me ever, Jamie,/ Thou has left me ever, Burns./ William B. Scott/ Bellevue House, Chelsea.' (on the backboard) pencil, watercolour and bodycolour heightened with gum arabic and with scratching out on paper 16 ½ x 26 in. (41.9 x 66 cm.)