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DiaporamaGeorge Buchanan [Seòras Bochanan], 1506 - 1582. Historian, poet and reformer
arnold bronckhorst, or bronckorst or van bronckhorst (? – ?)
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Scottish National Portrait Gallery (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
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Buchanan was born at Killearn in Stirlingshire in 1506. This portrait, painted within a year of his death, shows Buchanan as a great scholar. The inscription on the painting translates as:
About this artwork
- Title: George Buchanan [Seòras Bochanan], 1506 - 1582. Historian, poet and reformer
- Artist: arnold bronckhorst, or bronckorst or van bronckhorst
- Year: 1581
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Scottish National Portrait Gallery
- Main color: Phthalo Green
- Color intensity: Monochromatic
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