Lady Anne Barnard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lady Anne Barnard

British writer

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1750

Place of Birth: Balcarres House, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 06-May-1825

Profession: writer, poet, painter, drawer, watercolourist

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Lady Anne Barnard (née Lindsay; 8 December 1750 – 6 May 1825) was a Scottish travel writer, artist and socialite, and the author of the ballad Auld Robin Gray.
Her five-year residence in Cape Town, South Africa, although brief, had a significant impact on the cultural and social life of the time.