Early Life, Family and Training George Chalmers was born in Edinburgh about 1720, entering a family with deep ties to the traditions of heraldry and art. He was the grandson of Charles Chalmers, a man whose life was marked by the political upheavals of the era. His father, Roderick Chalmers, served as the Ross Herald to the Lyon Court and worked as a heraldic painter. This professional background meant that the language of symbols and…