Portrait of John Burnet
Date
1827
Sitter
John Burnet (1784, British) , Painter
Creator
Charles Fox (1794 - 1849, British) , Engraver
Creator - Organisation
Moon, Boys and Graves, Publisher
After
Stephen Poyntz Denning (1795, British) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 310mm
width (print): 240 mm
width (print): 240 mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of John Burnet looking to the left [as viewed]. He wears a white shirt underneath a black cravat and dinner jacket, his hair short with side-whiskers.
Inscribed below: ‘John Burnet FRS
Author of “Practical Hints in Painting”
Engraved by Charles Fox from a Drawing by SP Denning […]’
John Burnet (1784–1868), Scottish painter, engraver, and writer on art was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1837.
Inscribed below: ‘John Burnet FRS
Author of “Practical Hints in Painting”
Engraved by Charles Fox from a Drawing by SP Denning […]’
John Burnet (1784–1868), Scottish painter, engraver, and writer on art was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1837.
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