199 Cards

Great Scots

William Wallace

No. 1

William Wallace

Portrait of Robert the Bruce

No. 2

Robert the Bruce

Portrait of Mary Queen of Scots

No. 3

Mary, Queen of Scots

Portrait of James IV

No. 4

James IV

Portrait of James VI & I

No. 5

James VI and I

Portrait of Macbeth

No. 6

Macbeth

Great ScotsMalcolm III (Canmore)

No. 7

Malcolm III "Canmore"

St Margaret of Scotland

No. 8

St Margaret of Scotland

Portrait of Sir James Douglas (Black Douglas)

No. 9

Sir James Douglas, "the Black Douglas"

Portrait of Andrew Moray

No. 10

Andrew Moray

Portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie

No. 11

Bonnie Prince Charlie

Portrait of Flora MacDonald

No. 12

Flora MacDonald

Portrait of Rob Roy MacGregor

No. 13

Rob Roy MacGregor

Portrait of John Knox

No. 14

John Knox (c.1514–1572): Evidence-Tiered Research Dossier for the "Great Scots" Series

Portrait of St Columba

No. 15

St Columba (Colum Cille), c. 521–597 AD

Portrait of St Kentigern (Mungo)

No. 16

St Kentigern (St Mungo), traditionally c. 518–603/612/614 AD

Marquess of Montrose

No. 17

James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (1612–1650)

Portrait of Isabella MacDuff (Countess of Buchan)

No. 18

Isabella MacDuff, Countess of Buchan (c. 1285 – c. 1313/14)

Portrait of David Hume

No. 19

David Hume (1711–1776)

Portrait of Adam Smith

No. 20

Adam Smith (1723–1790)

Portrait of Francis Hutcheson

No. 21

Francis Hutcheson (1694–1746)

Portrait of Thomas Reid

No. 22

Thomas Reid (1710–1796)

Portrait of Adam Ferguson

No. 23

Adam Ferguson (1723–1816): Evidence-Tiered Research Dossier for the "Great Scots" Card Series

Portrait of Lord Kames (Henry Home)

No. 24

Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696–1782): Judge, Improver, Patron — and Polygenist

Portrait of Dugald Stewart

No. 25

Dugald Stewart (1753–1828): The Great Communicator of the Scottish Enlightenment — Research Dossier for "Great Scots"

Portrait of Thomas Carlyle

No. 26

Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881)

Portrait of Lord Monboddo (James Burnett)

No. 27

Lord Monboddo

Portrait of William Robertson

No. 28

William Robertson

Portrait of Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun

No. 29

Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun (c. 1653–1716)

Portrait of James Boswell

No. 30

James Boswell: Advocate, Diarist and the Greatest Biographer in English

Portrait of James Clerk Maxwell

No. 31

James Clerk Maxwell

Portrait of Lord Kelvin (William Thomson)

No. 32

Lord Kelvin: The Glasgow Professor Who Measured the World

Portrait of John Napier

No. 33

John Napier

Portrait of Mary Somerville

No. 34

Mary Somerville (1780–1872)

Portrait of Williamina Fleming

No. 35

Williamina Fleming (1857–1911)

Portrait of June Almeida

No. 36

June Almeida (1930–2007)

Portrait of James Hutton

No. 37

James Hutton (1726–1797)

Portrait of Joseph Black

No. 38

Joseph Black (1728–1799)

Portrait of William Cullen

No. 39

William Cullen (1710–1790)

Portrait of Charles Wyville Thomson

No. 40

Charles Wyville Thomson (1830–1882)

Portrait of Sir John Murray

No. 41

Sir John Murray (1841–1914)

Portrait of David Brewster

No. 42

Sir David Brewster (1781–1868)

Portrait of Robert Watson-Watt

No. 43

Sir Robert Watson-Watt

Portrait of James Dewar

No. 44

Sir James Dewar (1842–1923)

Portrait of Daniel Rutherford

No. 45

Daniel Rutherford (1749–1819)

Portrait of Thomas Graham

No. 46

Thomas Graham (1805–1869)

Portrait of John James Rickard Macleod

No. 47

John James Rickard Macleod (1876–1935)

Portrait of James Young

No. 48

James "Paraffin" Young (1811–1883)

Portrait of Alexander Fleming

No. 49

Sir Alexander Fleming (1881–1955)

Portrait of John Hunter

No. 50

John Hunter (1728–1793)

Portrait of William Hunter

No. 51

William Hunter (1718–1783)

Portrait of James Lind

No. 53

James Lind (1716–1794)

Portrait of Elsie Inglis

No. 54

Elsie Inglis (1864–1917)

Portrait of William Macewen

No. 55

Sir William Macewen (1848–1924)

Portrait of Patrick Manson

No. 56

Sir Patrick Manson (1844–1922)

Portrait of Louisa Jordan

No. 57

Louisa Jordan (1878–1915)

Portrait of Marion Gilchrist

No. 58

Dr Marion Gilchrist (1864–1952)

Portrait of James Watt

No. 59

James Watt

Portrait of Thomas Telford

No. 60

Thomas Telford

Portrait of John Loudon McAdam

No. 61

John Loudon McAdam

Robert Stevenson

No. 62

Robert Stevenson (1772–1850)

John Rennie

No. 63

John Rennie the Elder (1761–1821)

Robert Napier

No. 64

Robert Napier (1791–1876)

Portrait of James Nasmyth

No. 65

James Nasmyth (1808–1890)

Portrait of William Symington

No. 66

William Symington (1764–1831)

Portrait of Henry Bell

No. 67

Henry Bell (1767–1830): The Comet and the Birth of European Steamship Travel

Portrait of Andrew Meikle

No. 68

Andrew Meikle (1719–1811): The Threshing Machine and the Price of Invention

Portrait of Kirkpatrick Macmillan

No. 69

Kirkpatrick Macmillan

Portrait of Charles Macintosh

No. 70

Charles Macintosh (1766–1843): The Chemist Behind the Waterproof Coat

Portrait of Robert Stirling

No. 71

Robert Stirling (1790–1878): The Minister Who Invented the Hot Air Engine

Portrait of William Murdoch

No. 72

William Murdoch

Portrait of Andrew Carnegie

No. 73

Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919): Steel, Libraries, and an Unresolved Contradiction

Portrait of David Dale

No. 74

David Dale (1739–1806): Merchant, Mill Owner, and the Man Before Robert Owen

Portrait of Sir William Arrol

No. 75

Sir William Arrol (1839–1913): The Builder of Scotland's Great Bridges

Portrait of Dorothée Pullinger

No. 76

Dorothée Pullinger (1894–1986): The Engineer Who Built Cars "By Ladies, For Their Own Sex"

Portrait of William Fairbairn

No. 77

Sir William Fairbairn (1789–1874): The Engineer Who Tested Everything

Portrait of David Livingstone

No. 78

David Livingstone (1813–1873): Missionary, Explorer, and a Deeply Contested Legacy

Portrait of Mungo Park

No. 79

Mungo Park (1771–1806): The Surgeon Who Traced the Niger, and the Violence of His Second Journey

Portrait of John Muir

No. 80

John Muir (1838–1914): The Father of the National Parks, and a Contested Legacy

Portrait of James Bruce

No. 81

James Bruce of Kinnaird (1730–1794): The Nile Explorer Britain Refused to Believe

Portrait of Alexander Mackenzie

No. 82

Sir Alexander Mackenzie (1764–1820): First Across the Continent, Guided Every Step of the Way

Portrait of John McDouall Stuart

No. 83

John McDouall Stuart (1815–1866): The Explorer Who Crossed Australia and Lost Not a Single Man

Portrait of William Speirs Bruce

No. 84

William Speirs Bruce (1867–1921): Scotland's Forgotten Polar Scientist

Portrait of Alexander Selkirk

No. 85

Alexander Selkirk (1676–1721): The Castaway Behind — but Not Simply — Robinson Crusoe

Portrait of Mary Slessor

No. 86

Mary Slessor (1848–1915): The Mill Girl Who Became "Everybody's Mother" in Calabar

Portrait of Isobel Wylie Hutchison

No. 87

Isobel Wylie Hutchison (1889–1982): The Solo Arctic Botanist the Press Called "Too Fragile"

Portrait of Thomas Blake Glover

No. 88

Thomas Blake Glover (1838–1911): Arms Dealer, Industrialist, and the "Scottish Samurai"

Portrait of Archibald Menzies

No. 89

Archibald Menzies (1754–1842): The Naval Surgeon Who Pocketed a Forest

Portrait of Robert Burns

No. 90

Robert Burns (1759–1796): Scotland's National Poet, Examined Without Flattery

Portrait of Sir Walter Scott

No. 91

Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832): The Novelist Who Invented Modern Scotland — and Nearly Bankrupted Himself Writing It

Portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson

No. 92

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894): From Sickly Edinburgh Child to Samoan "Teller of Tales"

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

No. 93

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930): The Rational Detective's Creator Who Believed in Fairies

Portrait of J.M. Barrie

No. 94

J.M. Barrie (1860–1937): The Man Who Wrote a Boy Who Never Grew Up

Portrait of Kenneth Grahame

No. 95

Kenneth Grahame (1859–1932): A Banker's Bedtime Stories, and a Tragedy That Outlasted Them

Portrait of Muriel Spark

No. 96

Dame Muriel Spark (1918–2006): A Literary Genius Who Chose Her Art Over Her Son

Portrait of Hugh MacDiarmid

No. 97

Hugh MacDiarmid (1892–1978): The Scottish Renaissance's Genius, and Its Most Politically Troubling Figure

Portrait of Robert Fergusson

No. 98

Robert Fergusson (1750–1774): The Poet Burns Called His "Elder Brother in the Muse"

Portrait of John Buchan

No. 99

John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1875–1940)

Portrait of George MacDonald

No. 100

George MacDonald (1824–1905)

Portrait of Alasdair Gray

No. 101

Alasdair Gray (1934–2019)

Portrait of Irvine Welsh

No. 102

Irvine Welsh (b. 1958)

Portrait of Ali Smith

No. 103

Ali Smith (b. 1962)

Portrait of Norman MacCaig

No. 104

Norman MacCaig (1910–1996)

Portrait of Dorothy Dunnett

No. 105

Dorothy Dunnett (1923–2001)

Portrait of Alexander McCall Smith

No. 106

Alexander McCall Smith (b. 1948)

Portrait of Charles Rennie Mackintosh

No. 107

Charles Rennie Mackintosh: He Built with His Eye on the Stars

Portrait of Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh

No. 108

Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (1864–1933)

Portrait of Sir Henry Raeburn

No. 109

Sir Henry Raeburn (1756–1823)

Portrait of Allan Ramsay (painter)

No. 110

Allan Ramsay (1713–1784)

Portrait of Sir David Wilkie

No. 111

Sir David Wilkie (1785–1841)

Portrait of Robert Adam

No. 112

Robert Adam (1728–1792)

Portrait of William Adam

No. 113

William Adam (1689–1748)

Portrait of Eduardo Paolozzi

No. 114

Sir Eduardo Paolozzi (1924–2005)

Portrait of John Byrne

No. 115

John Byrne (1940–2023)

Portrait of Phoebe Anna Traquair

No. 116

Phoebe Anna Traquair (1852–1936)

Portrait of Sir Sean Connery

No. 117

Sir Sean Connery (1930–2020)

Portrait of Sir Billy Connolly

No. 118

Sir Billy Connolly (b. 1942)

Portrait of Sir Harry Lauder

No. 119

Sir Harry Lauder (1870–1950)

Portrait of Ewan McGregor

No. 120

Ewan McGregor (b. 1971)

Portrait of Tilda Swinton

No. 121

Tilda Swinton (b. 1960)

Portrait of David Tennant

No. 122

David Tennant (b. 1971)

Portrait of Peter Capaldi

No. 123

Peter Capaldi (b. 1958)

Portrait of Brian Cox (actor)

No. 124

Brian Cox (b. 1946)

Portrait of James McAvoy

No. 125

James McAvoy (b. 1979)

Portrait of Robbie Coltrane

No. 126

Robbie Coltrane (1950–2022)

Portrait of Lulu

No. 127

Lulu (b. 1948)

Portrait of Gerry Rafferty

No. 128

Gerry Rafferty (1947–2011)

Portrait of Sir Andy Murray

No. 129

Sir Andy Murray (b. 1987)

Portrait of Sir Alex Ferguson

No. 130

Sir Alex Ferguson (b. 1941)

Portrait of Sir Chris Hoy

No. 131

Sir Chris Hoy (b. 1976)

Portrait of Sir Jackie Stewart

No. 132

Sir Jackie Stewart (b. 1939)

Portrait of Jim Clark

No. 133

Jim Clark (1936–1968)

Portrait of Eric Liddell

No. 134

Eric Liddell (1902–1945)

Portrait of Kenny Dalglish

No. 135

Sir Kenny Dalglish (b. 1951)

Portrait of Eve Muirhead

No. 136

Eve Muirhead (b. 1990)

Portrait of Liz McColgan

No. 137

Liz McColgan (b. 1964)

Portrait of Colin McRae

No. 138

Colin McRae (1968–2007)

Portrait of Stephen Hendry

No. 139

Stephen Hendry (b. 1969)

Portrait of Denis Law

No. 140

Denis Law (1940–2025)

Portrait of John Paul Jones

No. 141

John Paul Jones (1747–1792)

Portrait of John Witherspoon

No. 142

John Witherspoon (1723–1794)

Portrait of Sir John A. Macdonald

No. 143

Sir John A. Macdonald (1815–1891)

James Naismith

No. 144

James Naismith (1861–1939)

Portrait of Allan Pinkerton

No. 145

Allan Pinkerton (1819–1884)

Portrait of Alexander Graham Bell

No. 146

Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922)

Portrait of Lachlan Macquarie

No. 147

Lachlan Macquarie (1762–1824)

Portrait of Lord Cochrane

No. 148

Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (1775–1860)

Portrait of Simon Fraser

No. 149

Simon Fraser (1776–1862)

Portrait of Hugh Mercer

No. 150

Hugh Mercer (1726–1777)

Portrait of Alexander Wilson

No. 151

Alexander Wilson (1766–1813)

Portrait of David Dunbar Buick

No. 152

David Dunbar Buick (1854–1929)

Portrait of John Logie Baird

No. 153

John Logie Baird (1888–1946)

Portrait of William Gladstone

No. 154

William Ewart Gladstone (1809–1898)

Portrait of Donald Dewar

No. 155

Donald Dewar (1937–2000)

Portrait of James Gregory

No. 156

James Gregory (1638–1675)

Portrait of Thomas Henderson

No. 157

Thomas Henderson (1798–1844)

Portrait of Lewis Grassic Gibbon

No. 158

Lewis Grassic Gibbon (1901–1935)

Portrait of Nan Shepherd

No. 159

Nan Shepherd (1893–1981)

Portrait of Jack Vettriano

No. 160

Jack Vettriano (1951–2025)

Portrait of Annie Lennox

No. 161

Annie Lennox (b. 1954)

Portrait of Paolo Nutini

No. 162

Paolo Nutini (b. 1987)

Portrait of Katharine Grainger

No. 163

Dame Katherine Grainger (b. 1975)

Portrait of Rose Reilly

No. 164

Rose Reilly (b. 1955)

Portrait of Thomas Muir

No. 165

Thomas Muir of Huntershill (1765–1799)

Portrait of Calum MacLeod

No. 166

Calum MacLeod of Raasay (1911–1988)

Portrait of John Rae

No. 167

Dr John Rae (1813–1893)

Portrait of Alexander Carmichael

No. 168

Alexander Carmichael (1832–1912)

Portrait of Duncan Ban MacIntyre

No. 169

Duncan Ban MacIntyre (1724–1812)

Portrait of Sorley MacLean

No. 170

Sorley MacLean (1911–1996)

Portrait of Donald Cameron of Lochiel

No. 171

Donald Cameron of Lochiel, "Gentle Lochiel" (c. 1695–1748)

Portrait of Marjory Kennedy-Fraser

No. 172

Marjory Kennedy-Fraser (1857–1930)

Portrait of Archibald Campbell, Earl of Argyll

No. 173

Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll (1629–1685)

Portrait of George Skene Keith

No. 174

Rev. Dr George Skene Keith (1752–1823)

Portrait of William McGonagall

No. 175

William McGonagall: The Poet Who Would Not Stop

Portrait of Sophia Jex-Blake

No. 176

Sophia Jex-Blake (1840–1912)

Portrait of Chrystal Macmillan

No. 177

Chrystal Macmillan (1872–1937)

Portrait of Victoria Drummond

No. 178

Victoria Drummond (1894–1978)

Portrait of Agnes Randolph (Black Agnes)

No. 179

Agnes Randolph, "Black Agnes," Countess of Dunbar (c. 1312–1369)

Portrait of Frances Wright

No. 180

Frances Wright (1795–1852)

Portrait of Màiri Mhòr nan Òran (Mary MacPherson)

No. 181

Màiri Mhòr nan Òran, Mary MacPherson (1821–1898)

Portrait of Alasdair MacMhaighstir Alasdair

No. 182

Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair, Alexander MacDonald (c. 1698–1770)

Portrait of Derick Thomson (Ruaraidh MacThòmais)

No. 183

Derick Thomson, Ruaraidh MacThòmais (1921–2012)

Portrait of Maggie Keswick Jencks

No. 184

Maggie Keswick Jencks (1941–1995)

Portrait of Jane Haining

No. 185

Jane Haining (1897–1944)

Portrait of Christian Maclagan

No. 186

Christian Maclagan (1811–1901)

Portrait of Sir James MacMillan

No. 187

Sir James MacMillan (b. 1959)

Portrait of Winnie Ewing

No. 188

Winnie Ewing (1929–2023)

Portrait of George MacLeod (Baron MacLeod of Fuinary)

No. 189

George MacLeod, Baron MacLeod of Fuinary (1895–1991)

Portrait of Mairi Chisholm

No. 190

Mairi Chisholm (1896–1981)

Portrait of Lady Anne Mackintosh ('Colonel Anne')

No. 191

Lady Anne Mackintosh, "Colonel Anne" (1723–1787)

Portrait of Iain Crichton Smith

No. 192

Iain Crichton Smith (1928–1998)

Portrait of Sir Tom Devine

No. 193

Sir Tom Devine (b. 1945)

Portrait of Alice Blanche Balfour

No. 194

Alice Blanche Balfour (1850–1936)

Portrait of Helen Gloag

No. 195

Helen Gloag (1750 – c. 1790s?)

Portrait of William Paterson

No. 196

William Paterson (1658–1719)

Portrait of Sir William Burrell

No. 197

Sir William Burrell (1861–1958)

Portrait of Flora MacNeil

No. 198

Flora MacNeil (1928–2015)

Portrait of Dr. Agnes Yewande Savage

No. 199

Dr Agnes Yewande Savage (1906–1964)

Portrait of Jean Redpath

No. 200

Jean Redpath (1937–2014)