William Forbes Skene
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William Forbes Skene WS FRSE FSA DCL LLD, was a Scottish lawyer, historian and antiquary.
A portrait of Skene by Sir George Reid, c. 1888
27 Inverleith Row in Edinburgh
Skene's offices at 5 Albyn Place (centre)
Memorial plaque to the Skene family graves, St John's, Edinburgh
James Skene
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James Skene of Rubislaw was a Scottish lawyer and amateur artist, best known as a friend of Sir Walter Scott.
William Forbes Skene
…century but disappeared in 2008 when it merged with Morton Fraser. He was born in Inverey, Aberdeenshire, the second son of Sir Walter Scott's friend, James Skene (1775–1864), of Rubislaw, near Aberdeen, and his wife, Jane Forbes, daughter of Sir William Forbes, 6th Baronet of Pitsligo. His siblings included James…
James Skene (circa 1840)
The Porteous Riot by James Skene
The Parthenon from the northeast (1838–1845)