Portrait of George Buchanan
Date
1827
Sitter
George Buchanan (1506 - 1582, British) , Poet
Creator
Unknown, Engraver
After
Henry Raeburn (1756 - 1823, Scottish) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 350mm
width (print): 280mm
width (print): 280mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of George Buchanan facing right [as viewed] and looking directly out at the viewer. He wears a dark black robe and a thick-collared white shirt, his hair short with a beard.
Inscribed below: ‘Proof no 63 H Raeburn’
George Buchanan (1506-1582) Scottish poet, historian and administrator was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Inscribed below: ‘Proof no 63 H Raeburn’
George Buchanan (1506-1582) Scottish poet, historian and administrator was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Object history
Thought to be engraved after a copy of a portrait of Buchanan held at the University of St. Andrews. The original is by an unknown artist, referred to as ‘Titian’, and the copy is by Henry Raeburn.
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