Colvin Smith (1796-1875)
Scottish portrait painter, the nephew of the historian John Gillies (1747–1836); educated
at Edinburgh University and the Royal academy, his subjects included Henry Mackenzie,
Francis Jeffrey, and Sir Walter Scott.
Scottish portrait painter, the nephew of the historian John Gillies (1747–1836); educated
at Edinburgh University and the Royal academy, his subjects included Henry Mackenzie,
Francis Jeffrey, and Sir Walter Scott.