Scottish engraver and painter (1784-1868)

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A man comes to a shop to sell a fish to a woman who sells poultry, fish and vegetables, watched by a cat. Engraving by J. Burnet after W. Mieris.

Pensioners of the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, and others, celebrating the destruction of the Russian navy. Coloured lithograph, 1855.

William Ingham. Line engraving by J. Burnet after J. Ramsay, 1817.

Two men are sitting outside a cottage playing a game of draughts, a woman is standing in the doorway holding a baby and a jug. Engraving by C. Beyer after J. Burnet.

John Gordon. Line engraving by J. Burnet, 1810, after W. J. Thomson.

Two men are sitting outside a cottage playing draughts; a woman is in the doorway holding a child and a jug. Aquatint by J.P.M. Jazet, 1821-1822, after J. Burnet.

Two men are sitting outside a cottage playing draughts; a woman is in the doorway holds a child and a jug. Aquatint by D. Landini after J. Burnet.

Chelsea Pensioners hearing the news of the battle of Waterloo, outside the Duke of York public house. Engraving by J. Burnet, 1831, after D. Wilkie, 1822.

Pensioners of the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, celebrating the anniversary of Nelson's victory at Trafalgar. Engraving by J. Burnet, 1836.

A young woman attempts to get hold of a letter which an old man is reading out to the apparent amusement of the other men. Aquatint by Domenico Landini after John Burnet.

A blind man plays the fiddle to a family audience. Colour engraving by J. Burnet after D. Wilkie, 1806.

A family scene where a mouse seems to have escaped from a type of trap and is being pursued by a child with a broom and a dog. Aquatint by D. Landini after J. Burnet.

King Robert the Bruce saves the life of a mother and her new born infant on a battlefield in Ireland. Engraving by J. Burnet, 1842, after W. Allan, 1840.

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John Burnet

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Images by John Burnet

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King Robert the Bruce saves the life of a mother and her new born infant on a battlefield in Ireland. Engraving by J. Burnet, 1842, after W. Allan, 1840.

Pensioners of the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, and others, celebrating the destruction of the Russian navy. Coloured lithograph, 1855.

John Gordon. Line engraving by J. Burnet, 1810, after W. J. Thomson.

A family scene where a mouse seems to have escaped from a type of trap and is being pursued by a child with a broom and a dog. Aquatint by D. Landini after J. Burnet.

William Ingham. Line engraving by J. Burnet after J. Ramsay, 1817.

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John Burnet

Images from the collections

Images by John Burnet

Works from the collections

King Robert the Bruce saves the life of a mother and her new born infant on a battlefield in Ireland. Engraving by J. Burnet, 1842, after W. Allan, 1840.

Pensioners of the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, and others, celebrating the destruction of the Russian navy. Coloured lithograph, 1855.

John Gordon. Line engraving by J. Burnet, 1810, after W. J. Thomson.

A family scene where a mouse seems to have escaped from a type of trap and is being pursued by a child with a broom and a dog. Aquatint by D. Landini after J. Burnet.

William Ingham. Line engraving by J. Burnet after J. Ramsay, 1817.

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