The National is the national art gallery of Scotland. It is located on The Mound in central Edinburgh, close to Princes Street. The building was designed in a neoclassical style by William Henry Playfair, and first opened to the public in 1859.
John Burnet was a Scottish engraver and painter.
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer was an English painter and sculptor, well known for his paintings of animals – particularly horses, dogs, and stags. His best-known works are the lion sculptures at the base of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square.
Sir George Hayter was an English painter, specialising in portraits and large works involving sometimes several hundred individual portraits. Queen Victoria appreciated his merits and appointed Hayter her Principal Painter in Ordinary and also awarded him a Knighthood in 1841.
Sir Francis Grant was a Scottish portrait painter who painted Queen Victoria and many British aristocratic and political figures. He served as President of the Royal Academy.
Peter Edwards,, is a British painter. He won the 1994 BP Portrait Award.
Arthur James Stark was an English painter and a member of the Norwich School of painters.
Portrait of Benjamin West is a 1785 portrait painting by the American artist Gilbert Stuart of the noted Anglo-American painter Benjamin West. West, a future President of the Royal Academy settled in Britain during the 1760s. His epic 1770 battle painting The Death of General Wolfe established him as a leading artist.
Portrait of Sir Robert Peel is an 1838 portrait painting by the English artist John Linnell of the British politician Sir Robert Peel.
Portrait of the Duke of Clarence is a portrait painting by the Irish artist Martin Archer Shee depicting the future William IV, then Duke of Clarence.
Portrait of Sir Humphry Davy is an 1821 portrait painting by the British artist Thomas Lawrence. It depicts the scientist Sir Humphry Davy, president of the Royal Society. Davy is known for the invention of the Davy Lamp and isolating a number of elements using electricity. It shows Davy in the stance of a swagger portrait dressed in fashionable Regency era style. A Davy Lamp sits on the table next to him.
Portrait of Richard Parkes Bonnington is a portrait painting by the English artist Margaret Sarah Carpenter, from c. 1827-1830. It depicts her fellow artist Richard Parkes Bonington
Portrait of the Earl of Derby is an 1844 portrait painting by the English artist Frederick Richard Say. It depicts the British politician Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby who served as Prime Minister on three occasions during the Victorian era.
Portrait of Henry Brougham is an 1825 portrait painting by the English artist Sir Thomas Lawrence depicting the British politician and lawyer Henry Brougham.
Portrait of Benjamin Disraeli is an 1852 portrait painting by the British artist Francis Grant. It depicts Benjamin Disraeli, a Conservative politician and future Prime Minister. The same year Disraeli was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Tory Government of the Earl of Derby. It is also known by the alternative title Disraeli as a Young Man.
Portrait of Benjamin Disraeli is an 1881 portrait painting by the English artist John Everett Millais featuring the British politician and Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. Known in his youth as a novelist, Disraeli turned to politics during the Victorian era and twice held the premiership. He was made Earl of Beaconsfield in 1876.
Portrait of George II is a 1744 portrait painting by the British artist Thomas Hudson depicting George II of Great Britain. The German-born George reigned as King of Great Britain, King of Ireland and Elector of Hanover from 1737 to 1760. He notably led Allied troops to victory at the Battle of Dettingen the previous year, an event commemorated in a painting by John Wootton.
Portrait of Francis Bourgeois is an 1810 portrait painting by the British artist William Beechey. It depicts his fellow painter Francis Bourgeois, a member of the Royal Academy noted for his landscape paintings. Today Bourgeois is particularly associated with the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London. A noted art collector after his death in a horseriding accident, his will left his collection and his money to Dulwich College on condition it was used to found a gallery.
Portrait of William Harrison Ainsworth is a c.1834 portrait painting by the Irish artist Daniel Maclise depicting the English author William Harrison Ainsworth. Ainsworth was a popular author of historical novels and a contemporary and friend of Dickens.
Portrait of Francis Leggatt Chantrey is an 1818 portrait painting by the English artist Thomas Phillips depicting the sculptor Francis Leggatt Chantrey. The son of a farmer Chantrey established himself as a leading sculptor, producing busts of society figures as well as larger public monuments. He established the Chantrey Bequest which supports the acquisition of British art for national collections.
