by David L. Witt | Jul 14, 2026 | Curator's Notes, Seton Biography
“Edinburgh Castle” by David L. Witt, May 7, 2026. Ernest Thompson Seton’s ancestor, George Seton, attempted to claim the title of Earl of Winton in an 1825 legal proceeding in Edinburgh. This is the fourth installment in a true law series. An Illusion of Delusion As...
by David L. Witt | Jun 29, 2026 | Curator's Notes
Seton Palace and the Forth Estuary by Alexander Keirincx. Image courtesy of the National Galleries of Scotland. Seton Palace, located east of Edinburgh, Scotland, was one of the most important buildings of its kind in the seventeenth century. Two Artists, One View...
by David L. Witt | Jun 25, 2026 | Curator's Notes
George, Fifth Lord Seton and his family by Frans Pourbus the Elder. Image courtesy of the National Museums of Scotland Ernest Thompson Seton’s ancestor George Seton, surrounded by his family sat for a portrait in 1572. George Seton had survived the Battle of Langside...
by David L. Witt | Jun 12, 2026 | Curator's Notes, Seton Biography
“Edinburgh, The Tolbooth and Cannongate” by David L. Witt, May 7, 2026. Legal proceedings by George Seton to claim the title of Earl of Winton took place at the Cannongate courthouse in Edinburgh in 1825. I searched for it during a recent visit to that city. I knew...
by David L. Witt | May 29, 2026 | Curator's Notes
Art Historian with Monarch painting Monarch of the Glen, the famous painting of a Red Deer by Edward Landseer, influenced the art of Ernest Thompson Seton. One of the great treasures of Scotland’s National Galleries in the capital of Edinburgh, in person, the portrait...
by David L. Witt | Apr 27, 2026 | Curator's Notes, Seton Biography
“Edinburgh, the Tolbooth and Cannongate” by James Valentine, 1870s. The MacKinnan Collection. Acquired jointly with the National Library of Scotland with assistance from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Scottish Government and Art Fund. An important part of the...
