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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, 127 x 101 cm

Born in Muckhart, Perthshire, the son of a solicitor, George Alexander Gibson was educated at Dollar Academy and at the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. He was a postgraduate student in London, Dublin and…

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, 152.4 x 116.8 cm

Born at Dreghorn in Ayrshire where his father was parish minister, William Allan Jamieson was educated at Irvine Academy. After attending arts classes at Glasgow University he emigrated to Queensland, Australia,…

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…

Oil on panel, 73.6 x 60.9 cm

William Harvey (1578–1657) was born in Folkestone, Kent. From the Grammar School in Canterbury he was admitted as a pensioner to Caius College, Cambridge in 1593.

He travelled in France, Germany and Italy. At…

Oil on canvas, 78.7 x 66 cm

Born in Bailie Fyfe's Close, High Street, Edinburgh, Alexander Morison was the son of a lawyer. He was educated at Edinburgh's High School and then apprenticed to Dr Alexander Wood at the age of 15. He graduated with…

Oil on canvas, 78.7 x 66 cm

Born in Bailie Fyfe's Close, High Street, Edinburgh, Alexander Morison was the son of a lawyer. He was educated at Edinburgh's High School and then apprenticed to Dr Alexander Wood at the age of 15. He graduated with…

Oil on wood, 76.2 x 63.5 cm

Born in Edinburgh, Archibald Pitcairne was the son of Alexander Pitcairne. He was educated in Dalkeith and Edinburgh University, graduating with an MA in 1671. He studied botany, pharmacy and materia medica and after…