Dr Alexander Lindsay of Pinkieburn

This 1807 portrait of Dr Alexander Lindsay of Pinkieburn at The Fleming Collection records a physician from Musselburgh whose practice served the communities east of Edinburgh. The Fleming Collection’s holdings of Scottish art include significant Raeburn portraits that document the professional classes of Georgian Scotland. Characteristic of the artist's mature approach, the work displays bold, direct brushwork building form through vigorous strokes of light and shadow rather than careful blending, with minimal underdrawing.

Raeburn captures the physician’s professional character with direct, sympathetic observation. The portrait’s warm palette and confident handling convey both medical authority and personal warmth.