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Portrait of Thomas Dalyell of Binns, 1615–1685, who was a professional soldier, royalist and eventually Commander-in-Chief in Scotland. Binns is remembered for his unrelenting persecution of the Covenanters during the “Killing Time”, 1661 - 1685. From an original painting in possession of Sir James Dalyell of Binns, Bart. Published by Blackie & Son, Glasgow, Edinburgh & London, c. 1834.

Scope and Contents Two engravings on mount. 1. A portrait of Alexander Henderson, 1583-1646. Henderons was one of the principal members of the committee which drew up the National Covenant (1638) which marks the beginning of the democratic form of government of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. 2. A portrait of Archibald Campbell Marquis of Argyle (1598-1661) created from an original portrait in the collection of His Grace the Duke of Argyll at Inveraray. Campbell was a statesman and adviser to King Charles...

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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. Engraved by Robert Scott from an original picture in the Library of the University of Edinburgh. Published by Khull, Blackie and Company, Glasgow and A. Fullarton and Company, Edinburgh, around 1826.

Scope and Contents Likely to be a duplicate copy of a stippled engraving on paper by Samuel Freeman as an illustration to Robert Chambers' "A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen" (1834). 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 the original portrait in the University of Edinburgh. Published by Blackie...

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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.

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Likely to be a duplicate copy of an etching. A 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. Artist unknown.

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Duplicate copy of Coll-1167/B/8/4. 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. Artist unkown.