Robert Burns has also been immortalised in statues, with over 60 likenesses of the bard across the globe. This places him third (after Christopher Columbus and Queen Victoria) for the most statues dedicated to a non-religious figure.
His likeness, based on the Nasmyth portrait has also appeared on murals, street art, stamps and, in 2017 appeared on the Scottish ten pound note. So we can see his face all year round.
Burns statues in Sydney, Australia; Dumfries, Scotland; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | Photos: Claudine Klodien / Alamy Stock Photo | RDImages/Epics/Getty Images | bgwalker
A mural of Robert Burns on Ardeer beach in Stevenston, Scotland | Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Mural featuring an image of poet Robert Burns in Argyle Street, Glasgow | Photo: Shine-a-light / Alamy Stock Photo
UK postage stamp depicting Robert Burns | Photo: StampCollection / Alamy Stock Photo
Scottish £10 bank note | Photo: Micha Klootwijk / Alamy Stock Pho
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