John Beugo
Robert Burns, 1759 - 1796. Poet
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artist:John BeugoEnglish (1759 - 1841)
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title:Robert Burns, 1759 - 1796. Poet
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date created:Published 1787
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after:Alexander NasmythScottish (1758 - 1840)
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materials:Stipple engraving on paper
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measurements:Irregular 22.80 x 14.10 cm; platemark: 17.50 x 11.00 cm
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accession number:SP IV 29.4
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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-...
