1796 John Beugo (1759-1841); Portrait George Elliot vignette Gibraltar - Military

George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield (1717-1790), General; defender of Gibraltar

Printmaker John Beugo was born in Edinburgh in 1759. He was the leading Scottish engraver of his day and made reproductive prints after portraits by Henry Raeburn, Joshua Reynolds and Alexander Nasmyth. Beugo was a friend of Robert Burns, and his portrait engravings of the poet are among his best-known works.

33.8 x 27 cm