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Oil on canvas, 76.2 x 63.5 cm

Born in the manse of Arbuthnot, Kincardineshire, John Arbuthnot (1667–1735) obtained an MA from Aberdeen in 1681. He obtained the first recorded MD from St Andrews University in 1696. Arbuthnot established himself…

Oil on canvas, 149 x 104 cm

Born in Kells in 1915, County Meath and graduating in medicine from Trinity College, University of Dublin in 1937, John Strong received his schooling at Monkton Combe School, Bath. He joined the Royal Army Medical…

Oil on canvas, 104 x 79 cm

John Abercrombie was born in Aberdeen, the son of a Parish minister. He graduated with an MA from Marischal College and then went on to study medicine at Edinburgh, obtaining an MD in 1803. He was then a postgraduate…

Oil on canvas, 205.7 x 137 cm

James Young Simpson (1811–1870) was born in Bathgate, West Lothian, the youngest of seven sons of David Simpson, baker. His mother, Mary Jervay, was 40 when James was born, her eighth child; she died at the age of…

Oil on wood, 78.7 x 63.5 cm

James VI (1566–1625), son of Mary Queen of Scots and Lord Darnley, was born in Edinburgh Castle. On the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603, he succeeded to the throne of England and reigned over Great Britain until…

Oil on canvas, 73.6 x 53.3 cm

4th Earl and 1st Duke of Perth, James Drummond succeeded to the title in 1675. He was a supporter of the Royalists and a persecutor of the Covenanters which resulted in his becoming a figure of fear and hate…

Oil on canvas, 95 x 108 cm

Jim Petrie died shortly after demitting office as president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and before the full potential of his professional work could be realised. A native of Aberdeenshire and a…

Oil on canvas, 78.7 x 63.5 cm

Born in Edinburgh, James Carmichael was the son of William Carmichael, MD, FRCS. He was educated at the Edinburgh Institution. He was one of the last of those who graduated with a MD immediately on completion of the…

Oil on canvas, 127 x 101 cm

Born in Edinburgh, James Begbie (1798–1869) was educated at Edinburgh's High School and Edinburgh University. Introduced in general practice as an apprentice to Dr John Abercrombie, he later became his assistant.…

Oil on canvas, 80 x 60 cm

Ian Hill (1904-1982) was an Edinburgh man, educated at George Watson's College and graduating with an MB ChB at Edinburgh in 1928 as the Ettles Scholar of his year. He showed an early interest in cardiology when as a…