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Modern Athenians : a series of original portraits of memorable citizens of Edinburgh / drawn and etched by Benjamin W. Crombie, miniature painter, 1837 to 1847; now reprinted from the original plates, with new illustrative notes and biographical sketches by William Scott Douglas.

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William Scott Douglas

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Modern Athenians : a series of original portraits of memorable citizens of Edinburgh / drawn and etched by Benjamin W. Crombie, miniature painter, 1837 to 1847; now reprinted from the original plates, with new illustrative notes and biographical sketches by William Scott Douglas.