(1566–1625) James Charles Stuart King of England (1603–1625) King of Ireland (1603–1625) King of Scotland (1567–1625) James I in Art: Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Apotheosis of James I c.1628–1630 Tate Britain, London Born June 19 1566 Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh (Scotland)…
(1811–1890) The artist’s works: Fair Rosamond Alone in Her Bower c.1853 Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow Fair Rosamund in her Bower after 1854 Private collection Algernon Charles Swinburne 1860 Private collection Works: • The Nursery Rhymes of England (as Illustrator) •…
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) San Serapio (Saint Serapion) 1628 Oil on canvas, 120.2 x 104 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Curatorial Narrative: Saint Serapion was a monk who gave his life to liberate Christians captured during the thirteenth century in North Africa. The…
Siddal, Elizabeth (1829-1862) Sir Patrick Spens 1856 Watercolour on paper, 24.1 x 22.9 cm Tate Britain, London
Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) La créole ou Femme à l’écharpe écossaise (Creole or Woman with a Scottish Scarf) 1936 Oil on canvas, 45.9 x 32.8 cm Pola Museum of Art, Hakone
(1771–1832) Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet FRSE FSAScot Works: • Guy Mannering (English) • Ivanhoe (English) • Kenilworth (English) • Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft (English) • Marmion (English) • Old Mortality (English) • Quentin Durward (English) • Rob Roy…
(1850–1894) Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson Works: • Aarresaari (Finnish) • A Child’s Garden of Verses (English) • A Christmas Sermon (English) • A Footnote to History: Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa (English) • A Lowden Sabbath Morn (English) •…
(1941) Filmography as Actor: Shirley Valentine 1989 Director: Lewis Gilbert Starring: Pauline Collins, Tom Conti Born November 22 1941 Paisley (Scotland) Occupation Actor Novelist Occupation Theatre Director Writer Awards Laurence Olivier Award Tony
(1918–1978) Duncan William Ferguson Lamont Filmography as Actor: Le Carrosse d’or 1952 Director: Jean Renoir Starring: Anna Magnani, Duncan Lamont Ben-Hur 1959 Director: William Wyler Starring: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins Born June 17 1918 Lisboa (Portugal) Died December 19 1978 Tunbridge…
(1993) Filmography as Actress: Cézanne et Moi 2016 Director: Danièle Thompson Starring: Guillaume Canet, Guillaume Gallienne Born August 13 1993 Glasgow (Scotland) Occupation Actress Model