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Archivist Garden Famous Scots

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Archivists' Garden - Famous Scots

Robert Adam (1728-1792)
Picture of Robert Adam attributed to George Willison oil on canvas, circa 1770-1774. NPG 2953, ©National Portrait Gallery, London
Robert Burns (1759-1796)
Picture of Robert Burns, 1759-1796. Poet by Alexander Nasmyth. Bequethed by Colonel William Burns, 1872. PG 1063, National Galleries Scotland
Patrick Colquhoun (1745-1820)
Robert Colquhoun (1914-1962)
Picture of Robert Colquhoun (1914-1962), Artist, Self Portrait. Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Reproduced with the permission of Bridgeman Images.
David Douglas (1799-1834)
Thomas Alexander Erskine (1732-1781)
Picture of Thomas Alexander Erskine, 6th Earl of Kellie by and published by Robert Blyth, after Robert Home. Line engraving, published 1782. NPG D21460. ©National Portrait Gallery, London
Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925-2006)
Picture of Ian Hamilton Finlay, artist 1995, ©Robin Gillanders. PGP 772.25, National Galleries Scotland
George Forrest (1873-1932)
Picture of George Forrest and dog, Yangtze Valley, c. August 1914. Courtesy of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Sir James George Frazer (1854-1941)
Picture of Sir James George Frazer by Walter Stoneman, bromide print, May 1936, NPG x167668
Jenny Geddes (c1600-c1660)
Illustration of Jenny Geddes throwing the stool at Minister Hannay. From 'Witnesses for the Truth in the Church of Scotland' by W.P. Kennedy, 1843. Public domain, taken from www.archive.org

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