Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist (1563-1624)

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Heriot's Hospital, Edinburgh: the gateway entrance. Line engraving by J.H. Le Keux, 1847, after R.W. Billings.

George Heriot. Engraving, 1791.

George Heriot. Mezzotint by J. &. C. Esplens, 1743, after Scougal after P. van Somer.

History of George Heriot's Hospital : with a memoir of the founder together with an account of the Heriot Foundation schools / by William Steven.

History of George Heriot's Hospital : with a memoir of the founder, and an account of the Heriot Foundation schools / by William Steven.

George Heriot. Engraving by R. Cooper after Scougal after P. van Somer.

Memoirs of George Heriot, jeweller to King James VI, with an historical account of the hospital founded by him at Edinburgh / [Archibald Constable].

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George Heriot

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Images featuring George Heriot

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Memoirs of George Heriot, jeweller to King James VI, with an historical account of the hospital founded by him at Edinburgh / [Archibald Constable].

George Heriot

Images from the collections

Images featuring George Heriot

Works from the collections

Memoirs of George Heriot, jeweller to King James VI, with an historical account of the hospital founded by him at Edinburgh / [Archibald Constable].

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