Stenton churchyard. Robert Robertson d.1724. Putto standing on skull, sowing and reaping. 'Momento Mori' scroll above.
SC 565015
Description Stenton churchyard. Robert Robertson d.1724. Putto standing on skull, sowing and reaping. 'Momento Mori' scroll above.
Catalogue Number SC 565015
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 4295/11
Scope and Content Gravestone commemorating Robert Robertson, Stenton churchyard, East Lothian This gravestone commemorates Robert Robertson who died in 1724 aged 9 months. The carvings on the stone suggest that Robert's father was a farmer. Rich in symbolism, this stone depicts a cherub both sowing and harvesting, with a sheaf of corn to his right, emblems especially favoured by farmers. Standing upon a skull, the cherub also represents the triumph of the immortal soul over death. The Sower and Harvester scene is a metaphor drawn from the Biblical quotation 'What man sowing precious seed and going forth doth mourn' as well as being a graphic allusion to the farming life. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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