John Beugo
John Napier of Merchiston, 1550 - 1617. Discoverer of logarithms
About this artwork
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artist:John Beugo (1759 - 1841) English
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title:John Napier of Merchiston, 1550 - 1617. Discoverer of logarithms
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Stipple engraving on paper
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measurements:10.16 x 6.35 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1932
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accession number:SP II 75.10
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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-...