David Scougall

David Scougall or Scougal (c.1610–c.1680) was a Scottish portrait painter.

He is the earliest clearly recorded member of a family of artists, including his son John and grandson George (the latter two often referred to as the "elder" and "younger" Scougall).

Scougall's style follows in the path of Scotland's first great painter George Jamesone, but was historically said to bear "a great resemblance to that of Sir Peter Lely" and similarly to much of Lely's output, his attributed work consists of formal portraits of the gentry of the time. During the period immediately after the Restoration of Charles II, Scougall dominated the Scottish portrait market, producing many portraits of members of the new Parliament. Amongst better known works attributed to him are portraits of the Marquess of Argyll and of Robert Campbell of Glenlyon.