John Beugo
Dr Nathaniel Spens, 1728 - 1815. Physician and archer
About this artwork
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artist:John Beugo (1759 - 1841) English
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title:Dr Nathaniel Spens, 1728 - 1815. Physician and archer
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date created:Published 1796
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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:60.96 x 40.33 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Bequeathed by William Finlay Watson 1886
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accession number:SPL 67.1
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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-...