Painter and Limner
The Painter and
From 1841 until 1932, the salary attached to the office was £100. Since 1932 the appointment has been unpaid and there has been no requirement for the holder to produce works for either the monarch or the state. Until 1864 appointments were made by commission under the
The post was held by Dame Elizabeth Blackadder from 2001 until her death in 2021.
Office holders
Holders of the office since 1823 are:
- Henry Raeburn: 9 May 1823 – 8 July 1823
- David Wilkie: 16 July 1823 – 1 June 1841
- William Allan: 19 July 1841 – 23 February 1850
- Sir John Watson Gordon: 23 March 1850 – 1 June 1864
- Sir Joseph Noel Paton: 8 July 1864 – 26 December 1901
Office vacant 1901-1908
- Robert Gibb: 25 June 1908 – 11 February 1932[3]
- Sir David Young Cameron: 16 June 1933 – 16 September 1945[4]
Office vacant 1945-1948
- Stanley Cursiter: 2 August 1948 – 22 April 1976 [5]
- David Donaldson: 12 October 1977 – 22 August 1996 [6]
- Dame Elizabeth Blackadder: 2001–2021[7][8]
References
- ISBN 9781499091045– via Google Books.
- ^ The Laws of Scotland: Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia, Vol. 7 "The Crown", para 847
- ^ "No. 12051". The Edinburgh Gazette. 30 June 1908. p. 705.
- ^ "No. 14976". The Edinburgh Gazette. 23 June 1933. p. 527.
- ^ "No. 16567". The Edinburgh Gazette. 10 August 1948. p. 357.
- ^ "No. 20184". The Edinburgh Gazette. 11 November 1977. p. 1237.
- ^ "No. 24959". The Edinburgh Gazette. 9 February 2001. p. 276.
- ^ Scottish artist Dame Elizabeth Blackadder dies, BBC news, 24 August 2021.