David Steuart Erskine
William Maitland of Lethington, c 1528 - 1573. Secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots
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artist:David Steuart ErskineScottish (1742 - 1829)
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title:William Maitland of Lethington, c 1528 - 1573. Secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots
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date created:1790
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materials:Chalk on paper
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measurements:35.20 x 28.30 cm
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credit line:Bequeathed by W.F. Watson 1886
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accession number:PG 1621
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David Steuart Erskine
David Steuart Erskine
David Erskine, later 11th Earl of Buchan, was an antiquary and unsuccessful political reformer. Schooled by his parents, both of whom had studied mathematics under Colin Maclaurin, he later attended classes at St Andrews, Edinburgh and Glasgow. After his succession to the earldom in 1767 he...
