Barrie Linklater was one of the world's foremost portrait and equestrian artists.

His commissions came from Her Majesty the Queen, HRH Duke of Edinburgh, The Ascot Authority, the committee of York Racecourse, The Honourable Artillery Company, Sheik Ahmed-al-Maktoum, the Queen's Tennis Club and the City of London.

Barrie was a long-standing member of The Society of Equestrian Artists and was awarded prizes of excellence at several of their annual exhibitions. The most recent prizes have included the President's Medal for "Most Meritorious Group of Paintings" in their Silver Jubilee Exhibition 2004 and Best Oil Painting 2006.

An established international artist, Barrie had paintings in the United States, Canada, Holland, Switzerland, Jersey, Dubai, the Far East and Australia. He had thirteen paintings in the Royal Collection. His work has been exhibited at The National Portrait Gallery, The Royal Society of Portrait Painters and a number of respected London galleries.