The Signet Library

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Association or society in Edinburgh

42 artworks

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The Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet is Scotland's independent association for lawyers and one of the oldest professional bodies in the world with over 500 years of history. Today the Society supports the latest generation of lawyers and legal businesses. The Society's home, The Signet Library, is the iconic building for Scottish solicitors, adjacent to Scotland’s Supreme Courts complex. The painting collection reflects the history of the Society and is displayed throughout its premises.

Parliament Square, Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH1 1RF Scotland

cmarshall@wssociety.co.uk

0131 225 2936

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http://www.thesignetlibrary.co.uk

Artworks

  • Sir Hugh Watson (1897–1966), Deputy Keeper (1954–1964)
    Sir Hugh Watson (1897–1966), Deputy Keeper (1954–1964) William Oliphant Hutchison (1889–1970)
    The Signet Library
  • P. C. Miller
    P. C. Miller Linda Atherton (b.1952)
    The Signet Library
  • Sir Henry Cook in Archers Uniform
    Sir Henry Cook in Archers Uniform George Fiddes Watt (1873–1960)
    The Signet Library
  • Charles Hope of Granton (1763–1851), Lord President of the Court of Session (1811–1841)
    Charles Hope of Granton (1763–1851), Lord President of the Court of Session (1811–1841) John Watson Gordon (1788–1864)
    The Signet Library
  • William Scott of Teviotbank
    William Scott of Teviotbank John Watson Gordon (1788–1864)
    The Signet Library
  • Thomas Hay, Lord Huntingdon
    Thomas Hay, Lord Huntingdon Cosmo Alexander (1724–1772) (after)
    The Signet Library
  • James Anderson
    James Anderson John Vanderbank (1694–1739)
    The Signet Library
  • 35 more

Artists

  • Sir Daniel Macaulay Stevenson (1851–1944), Lord Provost of Glasgow (1911–1914)
    James Bell Anderson (1886–1938)
  • George Vertue
    William Smellie Watson (1796–1874)
  • Ca d'Oro, Venezia
    Alberto Morrocco (1917–1998)
  • Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832)
    John Saunders
  • Mrs Janet D. Vannan
    John Watson Gordon (1788–1864)
  • Traquair House
    British (Scottish) School
  • Self Portrait
    David Martin (1737–1797)
  • Captain Basil Hall (1788–1844), RN
    Samuel Joseph (1791–1850)
  • Principal J. Maxwell Irvine
    Alexander 'Sandy' Fraser (1940–2020)
  • Reverend Dr Robert Walker (1755–1808) Skating on Duddingston Loch
    Henry Raeburn (1756–1823)

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