The Watson Gordon Chair of Fine Art is a professorship at the University of Edinburgh.
The chair was founded in 1880. John Watson Gordon was a Scottish painter who died in 1864. His brother and sister endowed the professorship in his memory in 1879. [1] The establishment of the chair resulted in progress in the teaching of art history. [2] [3]
The Watson Gordon Chair of Fine Art is a professorship at the University of Edinburgh.
The chair was founded in 1880. John Watson Gordon was a Scottish painter who died in 1864. His brother and sister endowed the professorship in his memory in 1879. [1] The establishment of the chair resulted in progress in the teaching of art history. [2] [3]