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Description: | This collection includes more than 300 portraits acquired over the four centuries of the University’s history. Most of the portraits in the collection represent historical figures connected with the University. These include philosopher Adam Ferguson, musician Sir Donald Francis Tovey, mathematician John Playfair, and medical pioneers Sir James Young Simpson and Joseph Lister.
The scope and quality of the collection is second only in Scotland to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Artists represented include David Scougal, Sir Henry Raeburn, Sir George Reid; John Watson Gordon, Alberto Morocco, Anne Redpath and Stanley Cursiter. Of particular note is the portrait of Robert Trotter of The Bush and Castlelaw by David Martin. Also significant is the portrait of John Knox which is said to be the first representation of his image.
Other major historical figures represented include King James VI, Queen Catherine of Braganza, Edward VII as Prince of Wales, Robert Burns, George Mackay Brown, John Napier of Merchiston, John Locke and John Knox. Altogether, the portraits provide an interesting reflection on the history of learning and culture in Scotland.
The collection has been more recently augmented by the gift of a portrait of Professor Sir Ludovick Grant by Glyn Philpot in 2004, and a portrait of Gladys Davies by George Donald, 2006. New acquisitions from 2008-2009 include Ken Currie’s portrait of the physicist Peter Higgs and the portrait of Noreen and Kenneth Murray by Fionna Carlisle. | Subjects: | Oil Paintings. Scottish Art; Fine Art; Portraits; Paintings; Scottish Artists; | Source: | University of Edinburgh | Address: | Old College, South Bridge,
EH8 9YL | Creator: | University of Edinburgh | Contributor: | Collected, acquired by bequest and donated over the 400 years of the University’s history. Largely identified by the University of Edinburgh Cultural Collections Audit in 2005, and transferred to the Fine Art Collections in 2007. | Identifier: | http://hdl.handle.net/10683/308... | Relation: | http://hdl.handle.net/10683/315 | Go to resource |
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