John Burnet
John Gordon, 1786 - 1818. Lecturer on Astronomy and Physiology, Edinburgh
About this artwork
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artist:John Burnet (1784 - 1868) Scottish
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title:John Gordon, 1786 - 1818. Lecturer on Astronomy and Physiology, Edinburgh
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date created:Published 1819
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after:William John Thompson (1771/3 - 1845)
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materials:Line engraving on paper
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measurements:22.86 x 18.11 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:SP V 103.1
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John Burnet
John Burnet
John Burnet was born and raised in Fisherrow in Musselburgh, a village just outside Edinburgh. His father George Burnet was the surveyor-general of excise for Scotland. John received some initial artistic training before taking a seven years apprenticeship with the engraver Robert Scott. He...
