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Oil on canvas, 129.5 x 104 cm

Born in Calcutta, Thomas Richard Fraser (1841–1920) graduated with an MD from Edinburgh in 1862; he was awarded a Gold Medal for his thesis on the actions and therapeutic use of the ordeal bean of Calabar,…

Oil on canvas, 88.5 x 79.5 cm

Niall Finlayson was born in British Guiana, attended Loretto School, Edinburgh, and graduated from the medical school at Edinburgh University in 1964. After junior hospital posts at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary he…

Oil on canvas, 76.2 x 66 cm

Born in Aberdeen, James Matthews Duncan (1826–1890) was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School. He obtained an MA from Marischal College, before going on to study medicine in Aberdeen and Edinburgh.

In 1846 he…

Oil on canvas, 127 x 104 cm

Born at Pinkerton, near St Andrews, Andrew Duncan graduated with an MA from St Andrews in 1762, and studied medicine in Edinburgh under William Cullen, John Gregory, Alexander Monro secundus and Joseph Black. As a…

Oil on canvas, 73.6 x 53.3 cm

Douglas Argyll Robertson was born in Edinburgh, the son of John Argyll Robertson, MD, FRCSE, a surgeon at the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh. He graduated with an MD from St Andrews in 1857 and was appointed a Fellow…

Oil on canvas, 76.2 x 63.5 cm

Born in Edinburgh, David MacLagan studied at St George's Hospital, London and became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1807. He joined the 91 Regiment as medical officer and was with the…

Oil on canvas, 127 x 104 cm

David K. Henderson was born in Dumfries, the youngest son of John Henderson, a solicitor. He was educated at Dumfries Academy and Royal High School, Edinburgh, then studied medicine at Edinburgh where he graduated in…

Oil on canvas, 86.3 x 71 cm

Born in Edinburgh, son of James Hart, a printer, David Berry Hart graduated with a MB, CM from Edinburgh in 1877. He was assistant to Professor Sir Alexander R Simpson. An obstetrician and gynaecologist, David Berry…

Oil on canvas, 91.4 x 78.7 cm

Daniel Rutherford graduated from Edinburgh in 1772 and then travelled for three years. He started a practice in Edinburgh in 1775 and was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. He served…

Oil on canvas, 87.5 x 74.7 cm

Christopher Clayson was born in 1903 and educated in Derbyshire and George Heriot's School in Edinburgh. He obtained an MB ChB from Edinburgh in 1926 and an MD (Gold Medal) in 1936. He was made a member of the Royal…