George Buchanan
(1506-1582), Historian and scholarSitter associated with 27 portraits
Educated at the Universities of St Andrews and Paris, Buchanan taught in Paris until his return to Scotland in 1536. Condemned as a heretic, he was imprisoned in the castle of St Andrews before escaping to France in 1539. He held professorships at Bordeaux and Paris, and later at Coimbra, Portugal, where he was put on trial for heresy in 1550-01. He returned to Scotland in 1561 and tutored Mary, Queen of Scots. Initially loyal to the Queen, he later testified against her at her trial for the assassination of her husband, Lord Darnley. He became principal of St Leonard's College in St Andrews in 1566. His most substantial work, Rerum Scoticarum Historia, a history of Scotland, was published in 1582.
after Arnold Bronckorst
oil on panel, 1581
NPG 524
by Elias van den Bosche
line engraving, early 17th century
NPG D25506
after Unknown artist
line engraving, possibly 17th century
NPG D25507
by Robert Boissard
line engraving, early 17th century
NPG D25517
after Unknown artist
line engraving, 17th century
NPG D25519
after Unknown artist
line engraving, possibly 17th century
NPG D25522
after Unknown artist
line engraving, possibly mid to late 17th century
NPG D25516
after Unknown artist
line engraving, possibly mid to late 17th century
NPG D25521
by Jacques Grandhomme (Granthomme), after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1650
NPG D32609
by Jacques Grandhomme (Granthomme), after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1650
NPG D32610
by James Clark
line engraving, possibly late 17th century
NPG D25512
after Unknown artist
line engraving, possibly late 17th century
NPG D25515
by Edme de Boulonois
line engraving, 1682
NPG D25511
by Edme de Boulonois
line engraving, 1682
NPG D32277
by Robert White, after Frans Pourbus
line engraving, 1690
NPG D25505
by Michael Vandergucht
line engraving, possibly early 18th century
NPG D25504
by Étienne Jehandier Desrochers
line engraving, possibly early 18th century
NPG D25513
after Unknown artist
line engraving, possibly mid 18th century
NPG D25509
after Unknown artist
line engraving, possibly mid 18th century
NPG D25510
after Unknown artist
line engraving, possibly mid 18th century
NPG D25518
after Unknown artist
line engraving, possibly mid 18th century
NPG D25520
by Jacobus Houbraken, after Frans Pourbus
line engraving, published 1742
NPG D25503
by Jacobus Houbraken, after Frans Pourbus
line engraving, published 1742
NPG D32272
by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Frans Pourbus
line engraving, published 1742 (1741)
NPG D42927
by Edward Scriven
stipple engraving, early 19th century
NPG D25508
after Frans Pourbus
line engraving, possibly early 19th century
NPG D25514
by Edward Scriven, after Frans Pourbus
stipple engraving, 1826 or after
NPG D32273
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