Scriven, Edward, 1775-1841 (engraver)
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
George Buchanan. From a portrait by Francis Pourbus senr., In the possession of the Royal Society, undated
George Buchanan. From a portrait by Francis Pourbus senr., In the possession of the Royal Society. Stipple engraving. Undated. Pourbus, Frans, 1545 or 1546-1581, Artist; Scriven, Edward, 1775-1841, Engraver; Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), Publisher; Knight, Charles, 1791-1873, Publisher.
Publisher statement: London. Published by Charles Knight, Pall Mall East, Under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
Portrait of George Buchanan, 1506 - 1582, (historian and tutor to King James VI), c 1914
Likely to be a duplicate copy of an engraving by Edward Scriven. Likely to be a duplicate copy of an engraving. Portrait of George Buchanan, 1506 - 1582, (historian and classical scholar; tutor (preceptor) to King James VI, late sixteenth century). Buchanan was a supporter of the Reformation. See Dictionary of National Biography for more information. From a picture by Francis Pourbus Senior in the possession of The Royal Society.