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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John MacWhirter Landscape oil


Landscape
Painting ID::  73737
Landscape
Landscape 1880(1880) cjr
Landscape_ 1880(1880) _ cjr
   
   
     

John MacWhirter Breezy Day, Arran oil


Breezy Day, Arran
Painting ID::  80328
Breezy Day, Arran
Breezy Day, Arran; Oil on Canvas, 86.5 x 147 cm Date 1867(1867) cjr
   
   
     

John MacWhirter Harvesting in Arran oil


Harvesting in Arran
Painting ID::  80329
Harvesting in Arran
Harvesting in Arran; Oil on Canvas, 76.2 x 106.7 cm Date 1866(1866) cjr
   
   
     

John MacWhirter Archway oil


Archway
Painting ID::  84326
Archway
Oil on canvas, 934 X 603 mm Date ca. 1893(1893) cyf
Oil_on_canvas,_934_X_603_mm_ Date_ca._1893(1893) _ cyf
   
   
     

John MacWhirter Breezy Day Arran oil


Breezy Day Arran
Painting ID::  84601
Breezy Day Arran
Oil on Canvas, 86.5 x 147 cm Date 1867(1867) cyf
Oil_on_Canvas,_86.5_x_147_cm_ Date_1867(1867) _ cyf
   
   
     

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     (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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