His most famous work was the engraved version of Alexander Nasmyth's portrait of Robert Burns.

He was a prosperous reproductive engraver who made prints after the likes of Henry Raeburn, Joshua Reynolds and Alexander Nasmyth.

He was friends with and engraved portraits of the poet Robert Burns.

[2][3] He published a book called "Poetry, Miscellaneous and Dramatic, by an Artist" in 1797.

[2] and The Cabinet or a Natural history of Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes and Insects (1801) [4]Buego also made notes for the Commercial and the British Linen Banks.