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John Alfred Horsburgh
Paintings
in public collections
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Edinburgh City Art Centre Collection
The City of Edinburgh Art Collection includes three large portraits of
Provosts of Leith by John Alfred Horsburgh. A Provost is the
Scottish equivalent of a Lord Mayor in England.
These portraits are of:
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Thomas Hutcheson (1796-1852)
Provost of Leith 1845-48"
Oil on canvas
59 ins x 35.5 ins
Inscribed (bottom right): Horsburgh Edin 1887 |
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James Pringle (1822-86)
Provost of Leith 1881-86
Oil on canvas
63.5 ins x 39 ins
Inscribed (bottom right): Horsburgh Edin 1887 |
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William Lindsay (1819-1894)
Provost of Leith 1860-66
Oil on canvas
95 ins x 65 ins
Inscribed (bottom right): Horsburgh Edin |
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[ Catalogue of the City of Edinburgh Art
Collection, Vol 1, p.50 Publ. 1979, ISBN 0
905072 01 4 ] |
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4. |
Margaret Urquhart, |
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