Gilbert Burnet

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Fluent in Dutch, French, Latin, Greek and Hebrew, respected as a cleric, preacher, and academic, as well as a writer and historian. Burnet became Professor of Divinity at Glasgow University in 1669, but resigned in 1674 and moved to London after a disagreement with his patron, the Duke of Lauderdale. In 1685, he fled to France, and then Holland, on being accused of plotting against James II. When William of Orange became King, he appointed Burnet as his royal chaplain. Burnet was Bishop of Salisbury from 1689 to 1715. He wrote several books including History of the Reformation (1679), Exposition of the Thirty-Nine Articles (1699) and History of My Own Time (1724).

National Portrait Gallery, London

London

Title

Gilbert Burnet

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 74.3 x W 62.9 cm

Accession number

159

Acquisition method

Purchased, 1863. On long-term loan to Lyme Park, Cheshire

Work type

Painting

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