The Sapient Septemviri (The Seven Professors of King's College, Aberdeen)
1 of 2 portraits by Mr Ross
The Sapient Septemviri (The Seven Professors of King's College, Aberdeen)
by John Kay, after Mr Ross
etching, 1786
5 7/8 in. x 7 1/4 in. (150 mm x 184 mm) plate size; 8 in. x 10 3/8 in. (203 mm x 262 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D32330
Artistsback to top
Sittersback to top
- John Chalmers (died 1800), Principal of King's College, Aberdeen. Sitter associated with 1 portrait. Identify
- William Chalmers (1746-1792), Professor of Medicine. Sitter associated with 1 portrait. Identify
- Alexander Gerard (1728-1795), Professor of Divinity. Sitter associated with 1 portrait. Identify
- Thomas Gordon (circa 1714-1797), Professor of Philosophy. Sitter associated with 1 portrait. Identify
- John Leslie (circa 1721-1790), Professor of Greek Language. Sitter associated with 1 portrait. Identify
- Roderick Macleod (circa 1727-1815), Sub-Principal of King's College, Aberdeen. Sitter associated with 1 portrait. Identify
- Skene Ogilvy (active late 18th-early 19th century), Minister. Sitter associated with 2 portraits. Identify
- William Thom (died 1795), Advocate and Professor of Civil Law. Sitter associated with 1 portrait. Identify
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Events of 1786back to top
Current affairs
Philosopher and politician Edmund Burke instigates impeachment proceedings against Warren Hastings, former Governor-General of Bengal after concerns about the moral standards of the British in India are raised.Prime Minister William Pitt appoints commissioners for the reduction of the national debt and establishes a sinking fund of £1 million a year.
Government approves the establishment of a penal colony at Botany Bay.
Art and science
Robert Burns publishes Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect bringing him immediate success across the country.Engraver and publisher John Boydell initiates plans for his Shakespeare Gallery in an effort to establish a school of British history painting.
Merchant David Dale establishes New Lanark in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, as a model cotton milling community.
International
General Charles Cornwallis succeeds Warren Hastings as Governor-General in India.Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Marriage of Figaro premieres in Vienna.
Francisco Goya is appointed court painter to the Spanish king Charles III.
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