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John MacWhirter
(27 March 1839 Slateford, Water of Leith - 28 January 1911 London) was a Scottish landscape painter.
John was the third of four children. He attended a school in Colinton, and after his father's death was apprenticed to Oliver & Boyd, booksellers in Edinburgh. He stayed there for only a few months and then in 1851 enrolled at the Trustees Academy under Robert Scott Lauder and John Ballantyne (1815-97). He spent long periods sketching and studying nature outdoors. His first painting to be exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy at age 14, was 'Old Cottage at Braid'. In 1880, he was made an Honorary Member of the Royal Scottish Academy. Exploring and painting abroad he visited Italy, Sicily, Switzerland, Austria, Turkey, Norway and the U.S.A. - the Alps being a great inspiration. He moved to London in 1867 and on 4 May 1893 was elected a Royal Academician.
MacWhirter specialised in romantic landscapes with a great fondness for trees, spending much time in the hilly countryside of Perthshire. Initially, under the influence of John Everett Millais, he experimented with the detailed images of the Pre-Raphaelites, but later adopted a more sweeping style. With John Pettie he illustrated The Postman's Bag (Strahan, 1862), and Wordsworth's Poetry for the Young (Strahan, 1863).
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Landscape
Landscape
1880(1880)
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Painting ID:: 73737
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Landscape
Landscape
1880(1880)
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Breezy Day, Arran
Breezy Day, Arran; Oil on Canvas, 86.5 x 147 cm
Date 1867(1867)
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Painting ID:: 80328
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Breezy_Day,_Arran
Breezy Day, Arran; Oil on Canvas, 86.5 x 147 cm
Date 1867(1867)
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Harvesting in Arran
Harvesting in Arran; Oil on Canvas, 76.2 x 106.7 cm
Date 1866(1866)
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Painting ID:: 80329
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Harvesting_in_Arran
Harvesting in Arran; Oil on Canvas, 76.2 x 106.7 cm
Date 1866(1866)
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Archway
Oil on canvas, 934 X 603 mm
Date ca. 1893(1893)
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Painting ID:: 84326
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Archway
Oil on canvas, 934 X 603 mm
Date ca. 1893(1893)
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Breezy Day Arran
Oil on Canvas, 86.5 x 147 cm
Date 1867(1867)
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Painting ID:: 84601
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Breezy_Day_Arran
Oil on Canvas, 86.5 x 147 cm
Date 1867(1867)
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John_MacWhirter
(27 March 1839 Slateford, Water of Leith - 28 January 1911 London) was a Scottish landscape painter.
John was the third of four children. He attended a school in Colinton, and after his father's death was apprenticed to Oliver & Boyd, booksellers in Edinburgh. He stayed there for only a few months and then in 1851 enrolled at the Trustees Academy under Robert Scott Lauder and John Ballantyne (1815-97). He spent long periods sketching and studying nature outdoors. His first painting to be exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy at age 14, was 'Old Cottage at Braid'. In 1880, he was made an Honorary Member of the Royal Scottish Academy. Exploring and painting abroad he visited Italy, Sicily, Switzerland, Austria, Turkey, Norway and the U.S.A. - the Alps being a great inspiration. He moved to London in 1867 and on 4 May 1893 was elected a Royal Academician.
MacWhirter specialised in romantic landscapes with a great fondness for trees, spending much time in the hilly countryside of Perthshire. Initially, under the influence of John Everett Millais, he experimented with the detailed images of the Pre-Raphaelites, but later adopted a more sweeping style. With John Pettie he illustrated The Postman's Bag (Strahan, 1862), and Wordsworth's Poetry for the Young (Strahan, 1863).
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