Picts Collection (#7)

Abbotsford from the Gardens (b / w photo)
7191651 Abbotsford from the Gardens (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Abbotsford from the Gardens)

Bonnie Katie McKelvie, chouched behind the rock (engraving)
7185801 Bonnie Katie McKelvie, chouched behind the rock (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bonnie Katie McKelvie, chouched behind the rock)

John Hay, 1st Marquess of Tweeddale, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (engraving)
7185583 John Hay, 1st Marquess of Tweeddale, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (engraving) by Kneller, Godfrey (1646-1723) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Hay)

Robert Leighton, Archbishop of Glasgow (engraving)
7185534 Robert Leighton, Archbishop of Glasgow (engraving) by White, Robert (1645-1703); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Leighton (1611-1684), Archbishop of Glasgow

Anne of Denmark, Queen Consort of King James I (engraving)
7185395 Anne of Denmark, Queen Consort of King James I (engraving) by Faithorne, William (1616-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anne of Denmark (1574-1619), Queen Consort of King James I

Anne of Denmark, Queen Consort of King James VI of Scotland, 1595 (engraving)
7185394 Anne of Denmark, Queen Consort of King James VI of Scotland, 1595 (engraving) by English School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anne of Denmark (1574-1619)

On the Ptarmigan Ground (w / c)
7064913 On the Ptarmigan Ground (w/c) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: The rock ptarmigan is a medium-sized game bird in the grouse family.)

Figures from British history: Henry Jenkins, English man said to have been 169 years old at the time of his death in
7148836 Figures from British history: Henry Jenkins, English man said to have been 169 years old at the time of his death in 1670; Jedediah Buxton, English mental calculator; Jane Shore

Night train crossing the Forth Bridge, Scotland (colour litho)
7148564 Night train crossing the Forth Bridge, Scotland (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Night train crossing the Forth Bridge, Scotland)

Choir West, Dunblane Cathedral (b / w photo)
7198766 Choir West, Dunblane Cathedral (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Choir West, Dunblane Cathedral)

Nave West, Dunblane Cathedral (b / w photo)
7198765 Nave West, Dunblane Cathedral (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nave West, Dunblane Cathedral)

Episcopal Church, Dunblane (b / w photo)
7198757 Episcopal Church, Dunblane (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Episcopal Church, Dunblane)

The Cloisters, Melrose Abbey (b / w photo)
7191650 The Cloisters, Melrose Abbey (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cloisters, Melrose Abbey)

North Transept, Melrose Abbey (b / w photo)
7191649 North Transept, Melrose Abbey (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: North Transept, Melrose Abbey)

South Transept, Melrose Abbey (b / w photo)
7191648 South Transept, Melrose Abbey (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: South Transept, Melrose Abbey)

Vue des grottes de Fingal (engraving)
7179502 Vue des grottes de Fingal (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vue des grottes de Fingal)

Smelly gorgonzola cheese, smelly feet (colour litho)
7151011 Smelly gorgonzola cheese, smelly feet (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Incursion of Scots and Picts into the lands of the Britons (engraving)
7150841 Incursion of Scots and Picts into the lands of the Britons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Picts and Scots in wicker boats making incursions into the lands of the Britons (engraving)
7150838 Picts and Scots in wicker boats making incursions into the lands of the Britons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dumfries: Interior, Burns Mausoleum (b / w photo)
7167990 Dumfries: Interior, Burns Mausoleum (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior, Burns Mausoleum)

Battle of Philiphaugh (b / w photo)
7163818 Battle of Philiphaugh (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Philiphaugh)

Arrest of Montrose (b / w photo)
7163815 Arrest of Montrose (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arrest of Montrose)

John Campbell, Laird of Cessnock, before James IV (engraving)
7163803 John Campbell, Laird of Cessnock, before James IV (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Campbell, Laird of Cessnock, before James IV)

Reading the Bible in a Scottish Cottage (engraving)
7169796 Reading the Bible in a Scottish Cottage (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reading the Bible in a Scottish Cottage)

Dumfries from Town Mills (b / w photo)
7167984 Dumfries from Town Mills (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dumfries from Town Mills)

Dumfries: Old and New Bridges (b / w photo)
7167983 Dumfries: Old and New Bridges (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old and New Bridges)

Four Danish Forts, at Glen Elg, in Invernesshire, and Two Pictish Hunting Houses (engraving)
7170355 Four Danish Forts, at Glen Elg, in Invernesshire, and Two Pictish Hunting Houses (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Four Danish Forts, at Glen Elg)

Cat, Scottish golfing caddie (colour litho)
7150231 Cat, Scottish golfing caddie (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cat, Scottish golfing caddie)

Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, British naval officer, walking through Kensington Gardens, London (engraving)
7201224 Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, British naval officer, walking through Kensington Gardens, London (engraving) by Doyle

Robert Michael Ballantyne, Scottish author (litho)
7201136 Robert Michael Ballantyne, Scottish author (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Michael Ballantyne (1825-1894), Scottish author

King Charles I receiving news of the Irish Rebellion while playing golf, 1641 (litho)
7200983 King Charles I receiving news of the Irish Rebellion while playing golf, 1641 (litho) by Gilbert, John (1817-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Woman kissing a Scottish soldier in a kilt (colour litho)
7200578 Woman kissing a Scottish soldier in a kilt (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman kissing a Scottish soldier in a kilt)

Longhorn Cattle in a Mountainous Landscape, 1892 (oil on canvas)
6771454 Longhorn Cattle in a Mountainous Landscape, 1892 (oil on canvas) by Glendening, Alfred, Jr. (1861-1907); Private Collection

James Nasmyth, The Inventor of the Steam Hammer (engraving)
7188296 James Nasmyth, The Inventor of the Steam Hammer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Nasmyth, The Inventor of the Steam Hammer)

Scotland, Loch Ness (colour litho)
7165860 Scotland, Loch Ness (colour litho) by Rowbotham, Thomas Leeson the Elder (1783-1853); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scotland, Loch Ness)

Scotland, Stirling Castle (colour litho)
7165858 Scotland, Stirling Castle (colour litho) by Rowbotham, Thomas Leeson the Elder (1783-1853); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scotland, Stirling Castle)

George Square, Glasgow (b / w photo)
7180260 George Square, Glasgow (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Square, Glasgow)

Glasgow: Argyle Street (litho)
7181090 Glasgow: Argyle Street (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Argyle Street. Illustration for The Cabinet Album of Glasgow, c 1895)

Glasgow: Central Station Hotel (litho)
7181089 Glasgow: Central Station Hotel (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Central Station Hotel. Illustration for The Cabinet Album of Glasgow, c 1895)

Glasgow: Jamaica Street (litho)
7181087 Glasgow: Jamaica Street (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jamaica Street. Illustration for The Cabinet Album of Glasgow, c 1895)

Glasgow: Fountain in the West-End Park (litho)
7181080 Glasgow: Fountain in the West-End Park (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fountain in the West-End Park)

A Scotch Lassie (colour litho)
7184022 A Scotch Lassie (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Scotch Lassie. Illustration for The Prize, 1885.); © Look and Learn

The Death of King James the Third (engraving)
7183669 The Death of King James the Third (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Death of King James the Third)

Macbeth (engraving)
7183662 Macbeth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Macbeth. Illustration for Stories Selected from the History of Scotland for Children (J Harris)

John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (engraving)
7185542 John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Maitland)

Alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian and politician (engraving)
7185500 Alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian and politician (engraving) by Hollar, Wenceslaus (1607-77) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander Henderson (c1583-1646)

James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, Scottish politician and courtier (engraving)
7185498 James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, Scottish politician and courtier (engraving) by Vaughan, Robert (fl.1622-1678) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Hamilton)

Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, Scottish politician (engraving)
7185441 Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, Scottish politician (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archibald Campbell)

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"Picts: Unveiling the Ancient Tapestry of Scotland's History" Step into a bygone era with this captivating collection of images that paint a vivid picture of the enigmatic Picts. Journey back to 597 AD, as you explore a meticulously detailed map showcasing Britain during their reign. Saint Columba, an iconic figure in Pictish history, graces our vision alongside his majestic horse, embodying the spirit and resilience of these ancient people. The scenic North Berwick on the Firth of Forth enchants us through an exquisite engraving, transporting us to a time when nature and civilization coexisted harmoniously. The Cruden Bay Hotel stands tall in a mesmerizing black and white photograph, evoking nostalgia for days gone by. Meanwhile, Glasgow's Broomielaw Bridge takes center stage in a lithograph capturing its architectural grandeur amidst bustling city life. Marvel at the engineering marvel that is The Forth Bridge - an imposing structure immortalized in an intricate engraving. Dunkeld reveals itself through another enchanting etching; its charm evident even centuries later. Witness Britons intermingling with tattooed Caledonians under Queen Boudica's watchful eye – symbols of cultural diversity and strength within this ancient land. A battle scene carved onto stone at Aberlemno showcases their artistic prowess while narrating tales from long-forgotten conflicts. Tragedy unfolds before our eyes as we witness historical events unfold through powerful engravings: The Death of the Count Keildar leaves us somber; Execution of Argyle reminds us of darker times; Murder Archbishop Sharp sends shivers down our spines. Join us on this visual journey through time as we unravel the mysteries surrounding one of Scotland's most intriguing civilizations –the Picts– leaving no stone unturned in their fascinating tale.