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Gilbert Burnet (1643–1715), DD, Bishop of Salisbury

Image credit: University of Aberdeen

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Close in detail to a smaller portrait of Burnet in the National Portrait Gallery’s collection and probably derives from a lost original.

University of Aberdeen

Title

Gilbert Burnet (1643–1715), DD, Bishop of Salisbury

Date

1692–1743

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 127.2 x W 98.5 cm

Accession number

ABDUA 30638

Acquisition method

gift from John Farley Leith

Work type

Painting

Signature/marks description

stone plinth on right: And. McIlvraith / pinxit / 1723

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University of Aberdeen

University Museums, University of Aberdeen, Sir Duncan Rice Library, Bedford Road , Aberdeen AB24 3AA Scotland

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