John Burnet
Sir Walter Scott, 1771 - 1832. Novelist and poet (in his study at Abbotsford)
About this artwork
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artist:John Burnet (1784 - 1868) Scottish
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title:Sir Walter Scott, 1771 - 1832. Novelist and poet (in his study at Abbotsford)
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date created:Published 1835
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after:Sir William Allan (1782 - 1850) Scottish
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materials:Line engraving on paper
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measurements:54.50 x 36.50 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased from Henry Sotheran (Antiquarian Bookseller, London).
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accession number:PGE 86.244
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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...