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John Smith Collection

Background imageJohn Smith Collection: James Erskine, 6th Earl of Buchan, courtier, 1615

James Erskine, 6th Earl of Buchan, courtier, 1615. With long hair, Van Dyke beard, broad lace collar over doublet

Background imageJohn Smith Collection: John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane (1537-1595)

John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane (1537-1595), of Lethington, Knight, Lord High Chancellor of Scotland. In velvet cap, doublet with lace collar

Background imageJohn Smith Collection: Portrait of George Keith, 4th Earl Marechal, c. 1553-1623

Portrait of George Keith, 4th Earl Marechal, c. 1553-1623. Founder of Marechal College in Aberdeen, in 1593

Background imageJohn Smith Collection: Profile portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587)

Profile portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587), queen from 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567. In wimple with long veil, dress with ruff collar, Mary, Queen of Scotland

Background imageJohn Smith Collection: John Knox the younger(?), Scottish preacher and writer, 16th cen

John Knox the younger(?), Scottish preacher and writer, 16th cen
John Knox the younger(?), moderator of the Synod of Mersa in Germany, preacher at Rotterdam, author of the History of the Reformation of Religion within the Realme of Scotland, 1581

Background imageJohn Smith Collection: John Knox (1505-1572), Scottish leader of the Protestant Reforma

John Knox (1505-1572), Scottish leader of the Protestant Reforma
John Knox (1505-1572), Scottish priest, leader of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland. With long beard, cap, hood and coat, holding a Bible. Engraved from Theodore Beza's collection

Background imageJohn Smith Collection: Cardinal George Innes, in white robes and scarlet cloak and cap

Cardinal George Innes, in white robes and scarlet cloak and cap, circa 1412. Scottish cleric and author of a history of his own order, the Trinitarians or Red Friars, De Funatione suae Ordinis

Background imageJohn Smith Collection: John Hamilton, Second Earl Belhaven, 1656-1708

John Hamilton, Second Earl Belhaven, 1656-1708. Scottish peer, landowner and politician. Depicted in ermine cloak and fur-lined robes. After a portrait in oils by John Medina

Background imageJohn Smith Collection: Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun, c.1653-1716, Scottish patriot

Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun, c.1653-1716, Scottish patriot
Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun, c.1653-1716, Lord Justice Clerk and Keeper of his Majesty's Signet in Scotland. Scottish writer, patriot, politician, political theorist and book collector

Background imageJohn Smith Collection: David Erskine, Second Lord Cardross, 1616-1671

David Erskine, Second Lord Cardross, 1616-1671. Scottish nobleman and politician. Promoter of the Engagement in 1648

Background imageJohn Smith Collection: Robert Traill, Scottish chaplain and prearcher, 1603-1678

Robert Traill, Scottish chaplain and prearcher, 1603-1678. Minister at Old Greyfriars, charged with high treason in 1662, fled to Holland and returned to die in Scotland in 1678

Background imageJohn Smith Collection: Arthur Johnston, Scottish physician and Latin poet, 1587-1641

Arthur Johnston, Scottish physician and Latin poet, 1587-1641
Arthur Johnston, Scottish physician and poet, 1587-1641. Physician to King Charles I of England, translator of Solomon's Song, Psalms, into Latin

Background imageJohn Smith Collection: Sir John Gilmour of Craigmillar, Scottish judge and politician

Sir John Gilmour of Craigmillar, Scottish judge and politician, 1605-1671. President of the Court of Sessions of Scotland

Background imageJohn Smith Collection: Sir John Stewart, 1st Earl of Traquair, 17th century

Sir John Stewart, 1st Earl of Traquair, 17th century
Sir John Stewart, 1st Earl of Traquair, Scottish statesman and Lord High Treasurer of Scotland, 1600-1659. Died a beggar in Edinburgh. John Stewart, Earl of Traquir

Background imageJohn Smith Collection: Sir Robert Ayton, Scottish poet and courtier, 1570-1638

Sir Robert Ayton, Scottish poet and courtier, 1570-1638
Portrait of Sir Robert Ayton. Scottish poet, 1570-1638. Groom, Gentleman of the Bedchamber, Kinght and courtier to King James VI of Scotland

Background imageJohn Smith Collection: Sir Robert Gordon of Straloch, Scottish cartographer, 17th centu

Sir Robert Gordon of Straloch, Scottish cartographer, 17th centu
Sir Robert Gordon of Straloch, 1580-1661. Scottish cartographer, noted as a poet, mathematician, antiquary, and geographer, and for his collection of music for the lute

Background imageJohn Smith Collection: Colin Maclaurin, Scottish child prodigy and mathematician

Colin Maclaurin, Scottish child prodigy and mathematician
Colin Maclaurin, 1698-1746, Scottish child prodigy and mathematician who made important contributions to geometry and algebra. Colin MacLaurin, Mathematics Professor Edinburgh

Background imageJohn Smith Collection: John Arbuthnot, Scottish physician, satirist and polymath, 1667

John Arbuthnot, Scottish physician, satirist and polymath, 1667
John Arbuthnot FRS, Scottish physician, satirist and polymath, 1667-1735. John Arbuthnott M.D

Background imageJohn Smith Collection: Portrait of King James II, of Scotland, 1430-1460

Portrait of King James II, of Scotland, 1430-1460. Dressed in doublet and hose, a wide-brimmed hat, jeweled chain on his chest, crakows or poulaines on his feet

Background imageJohn Smith Collection: Abbotsford, Buckinghamshire, England

Abbotsford, Buckinghamshire, England. Scottish baronial style house built for Sir Walter Scott, Baronet of Abbotsford, after 1811 by architect William Atkinson and stonemason John Smith

Background imageJohn Smith Collection: Castle Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Castle Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Scottish baronial style castle built in 1815 by James Ochoncar Forbes, 17th Lord Forbes, to designs by Archibald Simpson and later John Smith

Background imageJohn Smith Collection: Winter scene with the Down House, Dorsetshire, England

Winter scene with the Down House, Dorsetshire, England. Neoclassical Georgian house with pediment, home of John Smith, 1st Baronet, and Sir John Wyldore Smith, 2nd Baronet

Background imageJohn Smith Collection: John Smith or Buckhorse, 18th century prizefighter

John Smith or Buckhorse, 18th century prizefighter
John Smith, better known by the name of Buckhorse


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