James Skene of Rubislaw

(1775-1864)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Skene, James, 1775-1864 NRA: Skene James (1775-1864) artist and antiquary DNB: Skene, James (1775-1864), friend of Sir Walter Scott LBT ID: JaSkene1864 VIAF ID: 36943312 LOC ID: n86112395	B/BAP: 1775-03-07 DIED: 1864-11-27
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A life-long friend of Sir Walter Scott, who dedicated a canto of Marmion to him.
CORRESPONDENCE OF James Skene of Rubislaw: Walter Scott to James Skene, 18 August 1805 in Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837) Sir Walter Scott to James Skene, 25 November 1831 in Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837)