Rev John Home was a Scottish minister, soldier and author. His play Douglas was a standard Scottish school text until the Second World War, but his work is now largely neglected. In 1783, he was one of the joint founders of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Portrait, oil on canvas, of John Home by Henry Raeburn, c. 1795–1800
John Home as depicted on the Scott Monument
John Home's grave South Leith Parish Church
Douglas is a blank verse tragedy by John Home. It was first performed in 1756 in Edinburgh.
Portrait of Henry Erskine Johnston (1777–1830?), Scottish actor, in the title role of Douglas
London-based actor and director, David Garrick, who initially rejected the play
Sarah Siddons, one of the most noted performers of Lady Randolph in Douglas