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Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren, 1st Baron Aberconway

1850-1934
Barrister, industrialist and politician
Sitter in 10 portraits

George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

1784-1860
Prime Minister
Sitter associated with 57 portraits

John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair

1847-1934
Statesman
Sitter in 23 portraits

Alexander Adam

1741-1809
Rector of High School in Edinburgh; writer
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Charles Stewart Addis

1861-1945
Banker and government adviser; Director of the Bank of England
Sitter in 10 portraits

Sir Andrew Agnew, 8th Bt

1818-1892
Politician; MP to Wigtownshire
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Alexander Aikman

1886-1968
Chartered accountant
Sitter in 5 portraits

Sir Charles Umpherston Aitchison

1832-1896
Administrator in India
Sitter in 1 portrait

Craigie Aitchison

1926-2009
Artist
Sitter in 5 portraits | Artist of 1 portrait

Princess Alexandra of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

1878-1942
Red Cross nurse; daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh; wife of Prince Ernst of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Sitter associated with 17 portraits

Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

1844-1900
Naval officer; second son of Queen Victoria
Sitter associated with 79 portraits

Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

1874-1899
Only son of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
Sitter in 8 portraits

Archibald Alison

1757-1839
Prebendary of Salisbury Cathedral; author of 'Essays on Taste'
Sitter in 3 portraits

Sir Archibald Alison, 2nd Bt

1826-1907
General
Sitter in 2 portraits

William Pulteney Alison

1790-1859
Physician
Sitter in 4 portraits

Sir William Allan

1782-1850
Painter and engraver; President of the Royal Scottish Academy
Sitter in 7 portraits | Artist associated with 9 portraits

Gerald ('Gerry') Altmann

1960-
Psychologist; expert in the psychology of language; professor
Sitter in 1 portrait

David Colville Anderson

1916-1995
Lecturer in Scots Law, Edinburgh University and politician
Sitter in 2 portraits

Sir (William) Eric Anderson

1936-2020
Educator; Headmaster then Provost of Eton College; Chairman of the Heritage Lottery Fund
Sitter in 1 portrait

James Anderson

1738-1809
Botanist, agriculturalist and physician in India
Sitter in 7 portraits