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John Burnet

Scottish engraver and painter (1784-1868)

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Images from the collections

Images by John Burnet

13 images from works
  • 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.

Works from the collections

16 works

    • Pictures

    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.

    Allan, William, 1782-1850. | Date: [1842] | Reference: 3223724i
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    Pensioners of the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, and others, celebrating the destruction of the Russian navy. Coloured lithograph, 1855.

    Burnet, John, 1784-1868. | Date: 25 October 1855 | Reference: 31948i
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    John Gordon. Line engraving by J. Burnet, 1810, after W. J. Thomson.

    Thomson, W. J. | Date: 1810 | Reference: 3707i
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    • Online

    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.

    Burnet, John, 1784-1868. | Reference: 26967i
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    William Ingham. Line engraving by J. Burnet after J. Ramsay, 1817.

    Ramsay James, 1786-1854. | Date: 1817 | Reference: 4670i

Frequent collaborators

Landini, Domenico

Related topics

Retired military personnel
Hospitals
Checkers
Hospitals, Naval and marine
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