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Painting. Landscape painting of a large, church like building with towers, spires, long wings and a chapel. Above the main tower is a crown like structure. The building is behind a wall over which are the tops of trees. Groups of people populate the area in front of the wall, many wearing red gowns. The painting is in an ornate gilded frame.
Painting, landscape view of King's College, 17th century, from the South-West, with figures in red and two horses and a dog in foreground. Painting is similar to ABDUA:30012. Framed but unglazed.
Portrait of William Elphinstone. Oil painting of a middle aged white man wearing highly decorated and bejewelled bishop's hat and cloak in green and gold. The cloak is decorated with foliage patterns and images of saints. He has his hands in prayer and holds a crozier under one arm. He is next to a window out of which can be seen hills and a river with boats.
Oil painting, bust portrait, near profile L, of William Elphinstone (Bishop of Aberdeen from 1488-1514), wearing the Bishop's regalia and vestments, his hands clasped in prayer, rings on both hands. The Elphinstone coat of arms and motto 'Non…
Mace. A large silver ceremonial mace, almost a metre long, with a crown and cross at the top.
The mace of King's College made by Walter Melville of Aberdeen, 1650.
Print. Titled The Sapient Septemviri, the print depicts a row of scholars linking arms while another scholar speaks from a podium. The scholars are mostly dressed in black gowns with square caps, but some have an absurd appearance. One is depicted as a skeleton with a scythe, another wears all tartan and wields a polearm, and another has a large conical hat with an orb and cross on top.
Engraving, caricature portrait of King's College Staff in various guises (minister, death, pope, highlander, and 4 in academic robes) standing on tiled floor with the steeples of King's College and St Machar's behind (at the time of a proposed union…