Edinburgh, Scotland

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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.

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Likely to be a reproduction removed from a printed book, possibly the Scots Magazine, which published the head of the portrait by Scougall in February 1802. An oval portrait of George Heriot, painted by John Scougal, (1698) copied from the original by Paul van Somer, engraved by Lizars and published by Archibald Constable, Edinburgh. (1802).

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A photogravure print of the portrait of Sir William Fettes Douglas, painted by George Reid, R.S.A. and reproduced by Goupil & Co. Letter "R" visible on picture. The portrait in the Library of the R.S.A.is reproduced in photogravure in the selection of the works published by the Royal Association of Fine Arts, 1885," (Dictionary of National Biography).

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Small duplicate photographic print of Coll-1167/B/27/17/5 showing the junction of Potterrow and Bristo Street.

Scope and Contents The junction of Potterow (right) looking approximately north, and Bristo Street (left of print) looking north west. The buildings shown in images Coll-1167/B/26/17/2-4 are therefore on the right hand side of the street on the left of The image, i.e. Bristo Street viewed from the other end. The street, with its c. 1700-1900 buildings, had close associations with Robert Burns. Potterow, to the right, was a less important thoroughfare, being narrower. In the centre of the picture, at the "V"...

Scope and Contents The junction of Potterow (right) looking approximately north, and Bristo Street (left of print) looking north west. The buildings shown in images Coll-1167/B/27/17/2-4 are therefore on the right hand side of the street on the left of The image, i.e. Bristo Street viewed from the other end. The street, with its c. 1700-1900 buildings, had close associations with Robert Burns. Potterow, to the right, was a less important thoroughfare, being narrower. In the centre of the picture, at the "V"...