Robert Macqueen, Lord Braxfield, 1722 - 1799. Lord Justice-Clerk
About this artwork
Lord Braxfield was said to be the best lawyer in Scotland, however his later fame owes more to his reputation as a ‘hanging judge’ and the role he played in the trial of Thomas Muir and other radicals in 1793 for sedition. One quote attributed to him relating to these events was ‘Let them bring me prisoners, and I will find them law’. He was also known for delivering numerous quips delivered in broad Scots. This print is based upon the Raeburn portrait of Braxfield, painted in the year before his death.
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artist:John Beugo (1759 - 1841) English
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title:Robert Macqueen, Lord Braxfield, 1722 - 1799. Lord Justice-Clerk
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date created:Unknown
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after:Sir Henry Raeburn (1756 - 1823) Scottish
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materials:Line engraving on paper
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measurements:8.25 x 6.68 cm
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credit line:Bequeathed by William Finlay Watson 1886
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accession number:SP IV 21.3
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John Beugo
John Beugo
Printmaker John Beugo was born in Edinburgh in 1759. He was the leading Scottish engraver of his day and made reproductive prints after portraits by Henry Raeburn, Joshua Reynolds and Alexander Nasmyth. Beugo was a friend of Robert Burns, and his portrait engravings of the poet are among his best-...