| RefNo | P/0017 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Portrait of George Buchanan |
| Artist | Pourbus; Frans (1545 - 1581); painter |
| Date | c.1570 |
| Description | Head and shoulders, full face. He was not a Fellow. He was born in 1506 and died in 1582; was a political writer and his many correspondents included Tycho Brahe |
| ObjectName | Painting |
| Materials | Oil on panel |
| Dimensions | 419 x 305 mm |
| Notes | Artist is attributed.
Robinson, Norman H and Forbes, Eric G 'The Royal Society catalogue of portraits' (London: Royal Society, 1980) |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Copyright | The Royal Society |
| Provenance | Presented by Thomas Povey, 1696 |
| RelatedMaterial | Colour transparency, Box N101. IM/000637 |
| RelatedRecord | IM/000637 |
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