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Modern Athenians plate 1 - EdinburghAlexander Youngson on the left hand plate, approaching John Sheriff, alias Dr. Syntax, on the right hand plate. Youngson was apparently not happy about being depicted with Dr
Modern Athenians plate 8 - EdinburghJohn Irvine (d. 1839) beautifully described as a " creeping figure, of too solid flesh, so sadly restricted in locomotion". Facing him is Captain Hugo Arnot (d)
Battle of MarathonBATTLE OF MARATHON Miltiades, with 11, 000 Athenians and Plataeans, defeats the 60, 000-strong Persian army of Darius Hystaspes
Modern Athenians plate 17 - EdinburghMr Robert Burt (d. 1839) a merry hearted physician, approaching Mr Roger Aytoun (d. 1843). Both men expecting rain and carrying each an umbrella
Modern Athenians plate 6 - EdinburghJohn Jeffrey (1775-1848) the younger and only brother of Francis, Lord Jeffrey, facing Charles Kilpartick Sharpe (1781-1851) a long resident of Edinburgh, eccentric in ways and dress
Modern Athenians plate 9 - EdinburghRobert Thompson (d. 1843) an importer of Irish linen and a Whig, approaching Alexander Douglas (d. 1851) for many years a Commissioner of Police
Modern Athenians plate 2 - EdinburghRev. David Dickinson (1780-1842) of St, Cuthberts church, approaching and shaking hands with Rev. Robert Candlish (died 1873) of St Georges Church
Modern Athenians plate 46 - EdinburghJames Simson (d. 1876) doctor and president of the Royal College of Surgeons, approaching Alexander Monro (d. 1859) professor of Anatomy
Modern Athenians plate 32 - EdinburghMr David Tweedie and his brother John Tweedie (c. 1773-1847) on the Streets of Edinburgh. Both brothers partners in law
Modern Athenians plate 37 - EdinburghCapt. The Honorable Augustus G. F. Jocelyn (d. 1847) approaching Lieutenant General Sir Niel Douglas (1790-1853) commander and chief of the British army
Tumulus of Marathon. GreeceSoros or Tumulus of Marathon. Burial mound for the 192 athenian dead at the Battle of Marathon (490 BC) between Persians and athenian army. Near Athens. Greece
5th Century BC 192 490 Ancient Age Army Athenian5th, century, BC, 192, 490, Ancient, Age, army, Athenian, athenians, Athens, Attica, battle, Battle, of, Marathon, battlefield, burial, mound, dead, death, first, Persian, invasion, Greece, grass
Mr George Sandy (c. 1777 - 1853), approaching Mr James Pedie (c. 1791-1844) Date: 1839
James Jollie (1757 - 1846), business man connected with many public institutions in Edinburgh, approaching Robert Sym (1752-1845)
Greece. Delphi. The Athenian Treasury. 510 to 480 B. CGreek Art. Greece. Delphi. The Athenian Treasury. Built in Parian marble. Its construction ranging from 510 to 480 B.C. The metopes are reproductions. The originals are kept in the museum of Delphi
Critias (460-403 BC). Engraving. ColoredCritias (460-403 BC). Greek sophist. One of the Thirty Tyrants. Engraving. Colored
Battle of the Amazons, 1616-1618, by Rubens (1577-1640)Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Flemish painter. Battle of the Amazons, 1616-1618. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany
Greece. Tumulus of Marathon, tomb of the 192 athenians who died in the Battle of Marathon (5th century B.C.)
Modern Athenians plate 5 - EdinburghRev. Dr Clason (1789-1868) of Buccleuch Street Chapel facing Rev. Robert Gordon (1786-1853) of High Church. Two well remembered ministers of the old establishment in conversation
Modern Athenians plate 26 - EdinburghThomas Maitland, Lord Dundrennan (1792-1851) a Scottish lawyer and judge, approaching Adam, Lord Anderson (1797-1853) solicitor-General, Dean of Faculty, and judge
Greek Art. Greece. Delphi. The Stoa of the Athenians. c. 478Greek Art. Greece. Delphi. The Stoa of the Athenians. Ancient building in the Sanctuary of Apollo. It was constructed c. 478-470 B.C. Early Classical period
Treasury of the Athenians. 5th century BC. Inscription. DelpTreasury of the Athenians. Temple built around 5th century BC. Detail of a hymn to Delphi, in ancient Greek, engraved in a wall. Apollo also appears with the zither. Delphi. Greece
Part of the Trophy Column. 5th century BC. Archaeological MuPart of the Trophy Column, built to commemorate the Battle of Marathon after the defeat of the Persians by the Athenians. 5th century BC. Archaeological Museum of Marathon. Greece
The Treasure of the Athenians. DetailTreasure of the Athenians. 510-500 BC. Metope depicting Theseus fighting the amazon Antiope. Delphi Museum. Greece
MARATHONThe mountains look on Marathon, and Marathon looks on the sea (Byron) - scene of battle between Athenians and Persians (490 BCE) and the run bearing the news of victory. Date: 1850
Athenians EscapeAthenians flee their city as Sullas Romans successfully besiege it Date: 88 BC
Modern Athenians plate 29 - EdinburghWilliam Burn Callender (d. 1854) of Prestonhall, walking the same Edinburgh street as Sir Charles Gs Menteath, a Baronet of the Shire of Dumfries
Modern Athenians plate 41 - EdinburghSir James Wellwood, Lord Moncreiff (1776-1851) walking the same street as fellow member of the Bar, Mr Robert Bell (1781-1861) Sheriff of Berwickshire
Egypt - Nile near Aswan - Tourist Nile CruiserThe Nile Cruiser Arabia on the River Nile near Aswan - such large paddlesteamers were very popular and served the burgeoning tourist industry
Modern Athenians plate 30 - EdinburghMr Robert Hadley (d. circa 1850), a stagecoach driver who holds a whip, passing Mr George Dunlop (d. 1789) who smokes a cigar as they pass on the streets of Edinburgh
Modern Athenians plate 27 - EdinburghWilliam Gallaway (d. 1851) accountant, approaching Patrick Neill (1776-1851) a printer, florist, gardening author, naturalist and useful citizen Date: 1847
Modern Athenians plate 18 - EdinburghTwo judges, The Hon. Patrick, Lord Robertson (1793-1855) and The Right Hon. John Hope, Lord Justice-Clerk (1794-1858) meet on the streets of Edinburgh
Modern Athenians plate 4 - EdinburghMr Robert Thompson (c.1790-1857) Sheriff of Caithness, being followed by Mr Robert Hunter (1791-1871) Sheriff of Bute and Dumbarton
Modern Athenians plate 38 - EdinburghWilliam Edmondstoune Aytoun (1813-1865) Scottish poet, humorist and writer, looking quizzically through his monocle at a sheepish Alexander Smellie (1770-1850)
Modern Athenians plate 33 - EdinburghMr Patrick Shaw (1796-1872) lawyer and monoped, passing Hercules Robertson (Lord Benholme) (1796-1874) lawyer and Sheriff of Renfrewshire, on the streets of Edinburgh
Modern Athenians plate 47 - EdinburghWalter Duthie (c. 1795-1868) Scottish lawyer, walking the same Edinburgh Street as Alexander Cleghorn (d. 1850) Inspector General of Exports and Imports for Scotland
Modern Athenians plate 39 - EdinburghDuncan McNeill, 1st Baron Colonsay (1793-1874) Scottish judge, passing John Learmonth (1789-1858) politician, coachbuilder and builder of the Dean Bridge at at personal cost of 30, 00"
Modern Athenians plate 42 - EdinburghGeorge Combe (1788-1858) phrenologist & natural philosopher, passing John Gray (1765-1850) solocitor, on the streets of Edinburgh
Modern Athenians plate 28 - EdinburghRev. Thomas Russell (d. 1843-44) approaching Mr Hector McNeill, a sporty looking man of which little is known
Modern Athenians plate 13 - EdinburghJohn, Lord Cuninghame (1783-1854) approaching Adam, Lord Gillies (1766-1842), both lawyers, judges and Whigs. Both carry umbrellas
Modern Athenians plate 25 - EdinburghThe Hon. Francis, Lord Jeffrey (1773-1850) a Scottish judge and literary critic, approaching Sir John Archibald, Lord Murray (1779-1859) a Scottish judge
Modern Athenians plate 48 - EdinburghCharles Cuningham, City Clerk, meeting with Adam Black (1784-1874) twice Lord Provost of Edinburgh, publisher and founder of the A & C Black publishing company, publishing the 7th
Modern Athenians plate 45 - EdinburghMr Robert Mercer (1797-1875) meeting Alexander Youngson; his second drawing by the artist, after apparently being hurt pairing him with the Dr Syntax charater
Modern Athenians plate 12 - EdinburghMr John Wilson (d. 1854) Poet, angler, walker and Professor of Moral Philosophy, approaching Mr George Joseph Bell (d. 1843) Professor of Scots Law
Modern Athenians plate 16 - EdinburghTwo members of the Faculty of Advocates, Mr Robert Forsyth (c. 1764-1845) meeting on the streets of Edinburgh with Mr John Shank More (c. 1784-1861)
Modern Athenians plate 22 - EdinburghJames Aytoun (1797-1881) advocate, towering above Mr Alexander Robertson (c. 1787-1847), music seller and music teacher, who contemplates with wonder the gigantic proportions of Mr Aytoun as they
Modern Athenians plate 19 - EdinburghRev. William Muir (1787-1869) of St. Stevens Church, holding out his hand to greet Mr Walter Cook (d. 1861), writer to the Signet
Modern Athenians plate 24 - EdinburghMr George Thompson (1757-1851) noted collector of the Music of Scotland and a friend of Robert Burns. approaching J F Williams (1785-1846) a teacher of drawing and a painte"
Modern Athenians plate 14 - EdinburghAdam Duff (d. 1840) Sheriff of Midlothian approaching The Hon. Henry, Lord Cockburn (1779-1854) Two legal gentleman, the former a confirmed Tory, the later with Whig sentiments
Modern Athenians plate 43 - EdinburghArchdeacon John Williams (1792-1858) churchman and friend of Sir Walter Scott, meeting Rev. Thomas George Spink Suther (1814-1883)
Modern Athenians plate 40 - EdinburghCaptain John Robertson (1771-1868) approaching fellow resident of 19th century Edinburgh, John A. Bertram, wine merchant
Modern Athenians plate 35 - EdinburghCaptain Thomas Fraser (1796-1870) passing fellow military man Major James Pearson (1787-1848) on the streets of Edinburgh. LIttle is known of either
Modern Athenians plate 20 - EdinburghMr Alexander Kidston (1762-1850) approaching Mr. John Jardine (1777-1850), Sheriff of Ross and Cromarty, on the streets of Edinburgh
Modern Athenians plate 7 - EdinburghRev John Hunter (d. 1866) of the Tron Church stopping to shake hands with his successor Prof. Alexander Brunton (d. 1854). Two friends and colleagues
Modern Athenians plate 23 - EdinburghA serious faced Rev. John Ferguson (d.1854) of St. Peters Episcopal Chapel (never known to smile) approaching the Right Rev. Charles H. Terrot (1790-1872) Episcopal Bishop of Edinburgh
Modern Athenians plate 44 - EdinburghMr Robert Scott Moncrieff, approaching his great friend William Henry Murray (1790-1852) who along with his sister Mrs. Henry Siddons, managed the Theatre Royal in Edinburgh
Modern Athenians plate 34 - EdinburghThe Rev. Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847) Scottish mathematician and a leader of the Free Church of Scotland, passing fellow churchman Rev
Modern Athenians plate 3 - EdinburghLieut-General Ainslie (1776-1839) An ex military man and collector of old coinage, port and china who resided in South Frederick Street, approaching Bindon Blood of Cranacher
Modern Athenians plate 15 - EdinburghSir James Gibson-Craig (d. 1850) being greeted by Sir Thomas Dick-Lauder (d. 1848). Two Baronets familiar to Edinburgh, often seen in conversation
Modern Athenians plate 36 - EdinburghMr James Gillespie Graham (1776-1855) architect, most notable for his work in the Scottish Gothic style, principally designing country houses and churches
Persian AmbassadorsThe Persian general Mardonius sends delegates to negotiate with the Athenians, hoping to separate them from their Greek allies. But of course they refuse
Diogenes in his BarrelThe Greek philosopher Diogenes, living in a barrel, is an object of curiosity to Athenians
Athena / Minerva (Tooke)The patron goddess of the Athenians
Brasidas Drops ShieldThe Spartan admiral Brasidas, bombarded by Athenians defending the fortress of Pylos, drops his shield into the sea, an omen to the Greeks, who soon defeat him
Athenians Defeated 338BcMacedonian and Theban forces under Philip of Macedon defeat the Atheians at Chaeronea
Greece / Delphi / PorticoDelphi: portico or stoa of the Athenians
Paul PreachingPaul preaches to the Athenians on the Acropolis
Marathon (Vogel)BATTLE OF MARATHON Miltiades, with 11, 000 Athenians and Plataeans, defeats the 60, 000-strong Persian army of Darius Hystaspes
Marathon (Church)BATTLE OF MARATHON Miltiades, with 11, 000 Athenians and Plataeans, defeats the 60, 000-strong Persian army of Darius Hystaspes
Marathon (Anon)BATTLE OF MARATHON Miltiades, with 11, 000 Athenians and Plataeans, defeats the 60, 000-strong Persian army of Darius Hystaspes
