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Oil on canvas, 75 x 65 cm

Born in Yorkshire of Scottish parents, John Richmond was educated at Doncaster Grammar School and Edinburgh University where he graduated with an MB ChB in 1948, a date coinciding with the inauguration of the National…

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, 127 x 101.6 cm

Born in Simla, George Matthew Robertson was the son of Colonel John Robertson, CIE. He was educated at Madras College and St Andrews, graduating with a MB ChB from Edinburgh in 1855.

He was awarded an MD with a…

Oil on canvas, 100 x 90 cm

Artist: Ian Hughes

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, 83.2 x 71 cm

John Rutherford (1695–1779) was born in a manse in Yarrow, Selkirkshire. He studied philosophy and mathematics at the University of Edinburgh.

He then served as an apprentice to Mr Nisbit, an Edinburgh surgeon.…

Oil on canvas, 116.8 x 91.4 cm

Born in Peterhead, William Seller (1798–1869) was the son of a merchant who died at an early age. His mother, with her three children, came to Edinburgh where Seller was educated at the High School.

At…

Oil on canvas, 121.9 x 106.7 cm

John Sibbald, a descendant of Sir Robert Sibbald, was born in Edinburgh and educated at Merchiston Castle School and Edinburgh University where he took the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1854. Following…

Oil on wood, 73.6 x 55.9 cm

Robert Sibbald (1641–1722), son of David Sibbald, was born in a house near the head of Blackfriars Wynd, Edinburgh. His mother was Margaret Boyd, eldest daughter of Robert Boyd of Kipps, Linlithgowshire. In his…

Oil on canvas, 71.2 x 53.3 cm

Alexander Russell Simpson (1835–1916) was born in Bathgate and educated at Bathgate Academy. He obtained an MD from Edinburgh University and then carried out postgraduate study in Berlin, Halle, Wurzburg and…