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William Scott Douglas (10 January 1815 - 23 June 1883) was a Scottish painter and engraver.

Life
His father was Alexander Douglas.

His mother was Isabella Scott. Alexander and Isabella married on 15 September 1807.

William Scott Douglas was born in Hawick on 10 January 1815.

He married Isabella Forbes (born c. 1841), from Edinburgh, on 5 June 1862.

Death
He died in 1883. He was found drowned off of the east pier in Leith on 23 June 1883.

He was buried in 27 June 1883 in the Calton Burying Grounds.

Works
He wrote a 'Picture of the county of Ayr' in 1874.

He edited a library edition of Robert Burns in 1887-9.