Sir George Harvey was a Scottish painter. He was born in 1806 at St Ninians, near Stirling and died in 1876. At the age of eighteen he entered the Trustees' Academy, Edinburgh. In 1826 he became an Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy, and in 1829 an Academician. He was highly successful in depicting scenes connected with the religious history of Scotland, such as The Covenanters Preaching, The Battle of Drumclog, Quitting the Manse, etc. He also excelled in depicting mountain scenery. In 1864 he was elected president of the Royal Scottish Academy, and he was knighted in 1867. Research George Harvey
In the established churches of England and Scotland, a glebe is the land possessed as part of the revenue of an ecclesiastical benefice, usually along with a dwelling-house. The incumbent may be regarded as the proprietor of the glebe for the time being, but he cannot alienate it. In Scotland, where lands are arable, the glebe must consist of four acres at least. The glebe must be taken as near the manse as possible. Research Glebe
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