John Burnet (painter)
John Burnet (born March 20, 1784 in Musselburgh near Edinburgh , † April 29, 1868 in Stoke Newington , London ) was a Scottish painter and engraver .
Burnet went to London in 1805, where he made a name for himself as an engraver by reproducing the works of the Scottish painter David Wilkie . In 1833 he went to Paris to study masterpieces in the Louvre . Other important engravings by him are reproductions of the Raphaelian boxes, which were then still in Hampton Court Palace and later moved to the museum in South Kensington.
As a painter he created small genre pictures such as "The Invalids of Greenwich", "The Little Birds", "The Board Game", "The Battle of Waterloo" and others.
In addition, he was also active as an author from 1815. He has published a five-volume series of textbooks on various branches of art, as well as a series of essays on artists and painting.
Works (selection)
- John Burnet: Landscape painting in oil colors explained in letters on the theory and practice of the art . London: Bogue. 1849
- John Burnet: Rembrandt and his works. Comprising a short account of his life. With a critical examination into his principles and practice of design, light, shade, and color. Illustrated by examples from the etchings of Rembrandt. London: Bogue. 1849
- John Burnet's Principles of Painting. Illustrated by examples after the greatest masters of the Italian, Dutch and other schools. With many illustrations in steel engravings. Translated from the English by Adolph Görling. Leipzig: Payne. 1853ff. (In ten volumes)
Web links
- Short biography and images of some of his paintings at the National Maritime Museum (English)
- List of images of his engravings at the National Portrait Gallery , London (English)
- John Burnet at arthistoricum.net - the context of the history of science and digitized works in the "History of Art History" portal
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| SURNAME | Burnet, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish painter and engraver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1784 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Musselburgh near Edinburgh |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 29, 1868 |
| Place of death | Stoke Newington , London |