_Fine Art, Music, and Painting._

SECTION I.

_Music._

⭘ I.――Earliest Collection of Scottish Melodies――Dance Music ――Sword-Dance

⭘ II.――Scottish Musicians, Composers, Violinists, Vocalists, and Pipers

⭘ III.――Psalmody――Hymn Books――Organs――A Chair of Music instituted in the University of Edinburgh――A Lectureship on Music founded in Anderson’s College

SECTION II.

_Painting._

⭘ Conditions favourable to the Culture of Art――Aikman――Ramsay――His success in London――Runciman, his early efforts――Paintings from scenes in Ossian’s Poems

⭘ David Allan――His work in Rome――His paintings of Scottish Subjects――Other Painters of the Period

⭘ Raeburn, his Education――His first Efforts at Painting――His success and marriage――His sojourn in Rome, and return to Edinburgh――His method of working――Honours conferred on him――His Merits

⭘ Andrew Robertson――Wilkie, his early Efforts――Variety and Characteristics of his Paintings

⭘ John Burnet――James Burnet――Andrew Wilson, a Landscape Painter ――Andrew Donaldson

⭘ Sir William Allan, his early Efforts――His historic Pictures of Scottish Subjects――His Dramatic Power――David Roberts――William Bonnar

⭘ Thomas Duncan――William Simson――Sir John W. Gordon――William Dyce ――His Paintings

⭘ Sir George Harvey――His historic Pictures――Robert S. Lauder ――David Scott――Horatio M‘Culloch――Alexander Johnston――Alexander Backley

⭘ Sir Daniel Macnee――His Portraits――John Phillip――His early Efforts and ultimate Success――Characteristics of his Pictures

⭘ Robert T. Ross――Robert Thorburn――Joseph N. Paton――Erskine Nicol ――Robert Herdman, an eminent Painter――George Chalmers――William B. Scott

⭘ Sculptors:――Thomas Campbell――Laurence Macdonald――Sir John Steel ――William Brodie――Alexander Brodie――Henry B. Smith