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Portrait, Sir John Sinclair, politician & writer
Wellcome Collection

Portrait, Sir John Sinclair, politician & writer

H Macbeth Raeburn

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Wellcome Collection

Colour process print of Sir John Sinclair (1754-1835), politician and author of works on political economy, agricultural improvement and health. He is wearing dress tartan. (Sinclair was the chief author of the Statistical Account of Scotland (21 vols; 1791-99). It is a detailed account of the geography, history, economy, and society of every parish.)

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