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William Aikman

1682-1731
Portrait painter
Artist associated with 29 portraits

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

1819-1861
Prince Consort of Queen Victoria
Sitter in 208 portraits | Artist associated with 2 portraits

Sir Henry Alexander

1875-1940
Lord Provost of Aberdeen and free press editor
Sitter in 2 portraits

Robert Barclay Allardice

1779-1854
Pedestrian
Sitter in 5 portraits

Alexander Vass Anderson

1895-1963
Major-General
Sitter in 3 portraits

Sir John Anderson

1858-1918
Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Ceylon
Sitter in 2 portraits

Peter Anson

1889-1975
Writer on religion and on the sea; monk; artist
Sitter in 9 portraits

Sir John Sinclair-Wemyss Arbuthnot, 1st Bt

1912-1992
Politician and businessman
Sitter in 3 portraits

Neil Arnott

1788-1874
Physician and natural philosopher
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir (Alexander) Cameron Badenoch

1889-1973
Civil servant
Sitter in 3 portraits

Sir James Baird of Newbyth

active 1785
Sitter in 1 portrait

Katherine Gordon, Baroness Balfour of Burleigh

1852-1931
Daughter of 5th Earl of Aberdeen; wife of 6th Baron Balfour of Burleigh
Sitter in 5 portraits

Sir Alexander Bannerman

1788-1864
Merchant, vintner and politician; MP for Aberdeen
Sitter in 1 portrait

William Barclay

1546 or 1547-1608
Jurist
Sitter associated with 8 portraits

Isobel Morag (née Marshall), Lady Barnet

1918-1980
Radio and television personality; wife of Sir Geoffrey Barnett
Sitter in 4 portraits

James Beattie

1735-1803
Poet and philosopher
Sitter in 4 portraits

Sir Richard Birnie

1760?-1832
Chief magistrate at Bow Street
Sitter in 3 portraits

Helen Bisiker (née Williamson)

1868-1960
Wife of Ernest Bisiker
Sitter associated with 1 portrait

J. & J. Bisset

Photographer
Artist of 1 portrait

Robert John Graham Boothby, Baron Boothby

1900-1986
Politician, author and broadcaster
Sitter in 40 portraits

Sir Denys de Saumarez Bray

1875-1951
Foreign Secretary
Sitter in 1 portrait

Fred Bremner

1863-1941
Photographer
Artist of 5 portraits

G. Bremner

active 1860s
Photographer
Artist of 3 portraits

William Brodie

1815-1881
Sculptor
Sitter in 1 portrait

John Brown

1826-1883
Gillie and personal servant of Queen Victoria
Sitter associated with 12 portraits

James Erskine, 6th Earl of Buchan

died 1640
Courtier; son of 7th Earl of Mar
Sitter in 1 portrait

David Steuart Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan

1742-1829
Antiquary and scientific writer
Sitter in 3 portraits | Artist associated with 1 portrait

Rosalie Louisa Erskine (née Sartoris), Countess of Buchan

1859-1943
Wife of 14th Earl of Buchan; daughter of Jules Alexandre Sartoris
Sitter in 1 portrait

Donald Cardross Flower Erskine, 16th Earl of Buchan

1899-1984
Lieutenant-Colonel; son of 6th Baron Erskine
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Robert Lindsay Burnett

1887-1959
Admiral
Sitter in 7 portraits

James Byres

1733-1817
Virtuoso, Scottish antiquary and dealer
Sitter in 1 portrait

Helen Cattanach

1920-1994
Brigadier; Director of Army Nursing Services
Sitter in 7 portraits

Thomas Sivewright Catto, 1st Baron Catto of Cairncatto

1879-1959
Governor of the Bank of England
Sitter in 9 portraits

Sir Andrew Clark, 1st Bt

1826-1893
Physician
Sitter in 4 portraits

Joseph Collier

1836-1910
Photographer
Artist of 1 portrait

George Cook

1772-1845
Scottish church leader
Sitter in 1 portrait

David Alexander Edward Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford and 10th Earl of Balcarres

1871-1940
Politician, Lord Privy Seal and art connoisseur; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery
Sitter in 25 portraits

Alexander Crombie

1760-1840
Schoolmaster, theologian and philosophical writer
Sitter in 2 portraits

John William Crombie

1858-1908
Politician and company director
Sitter in 1 portrait

John Cumming

1807-1881
Minister of the Presbyterian Church of England
Sitter in 10 portraits

John William Maule Ramsay 13th Earl of Dalhousie

1847-1887
Sailor and Liberal politician; MP for Liverpool
Sitter in 1 portrait

William Davison

active 1635-60
Chemist and physician in Paris
Sitter in 1 portrait

Hon. Kirstine Elizabeth de Daranyi (née Forbes-Sempill)

1944-
Former wife of John Cable, and later wife of Bela de Daranyi; daughter of 19th Baron Sempill
Sitter in 5 portraits

Sir Alexander Ludovic Duff

1862-1933
Admiral
Sitter in 5 portraits

George Duff

1764-1805
Royal Navy captain
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Robert William Duff

1835-1895
Politician and Colonial governor
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Patrick Duncan

1870-1943
Politician in South Africa and Governor-general of the Union of South Africa
Sitter in 3 portraits

Queen Elizabeth II

1926-2022
Reigned 1952-2022
Sitter associated with 972 portraits

Victoria Eugenie ('Ena') of Battenberg, Queen of Spain

1887-1969
Queen consort to Alfonso XIII of Spain; granddaughter of Queen Victoria
Sitter in 58 portraits

Peter Esslemont

1834-1894
Merchant and Liberal politician; MP for East Aberdeenshire
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Walter Farquhar, Bt

1738-1819
Physician to the Prince of Wales
Sitter in 1 portrait

Robert Farquharson

1836-1918
Surgeon, politician and landowner
Sitter in 4 portraits

James Ferguson

1735-1820
Conservative politician; MP for Aberdeenshire
Sitter in 3 portraits

Nigel Ivan Forbes, 22nd Lord Forbes

1918-2013
Premier Lord of Scotland, army officer, businessman and politician
Sitter in 9 portraits

Sir Charles Forbes, 1st Bt

1773-1849
Philanthropist and Conservative politician; MP for Beverley and Malmesbury
Sitter in 2 portraits

John Forbes

1744-1821
Bombay merchant
Sitter in 3 portraits

Patrick Forbes

1564-1635
Bishop of Aberdeen
Sitter in 3 portraits

Ethel Louise, Lady Forbes-Leith of Fyvie

1872-1930
Daughter of 1st Baron Leith of Fyvie; wife of Sir Charles Rosedew Forbes-Leith of Fyvie, 1st Bt
Sitter in 3 portraits

Sir Charles Rosdew Forbes-Leith of Fyvie (né Burn), 1st Bt

1859-1930
Colonel and politician
Sitter in 5 portraits

Sir Patrick Geddes

1854-1932
Biologist, sociologist, educationist and town planner
Sitter in 8 portraits