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- Sir William Quiller Orchardson
- The Artist's Wife (Ellen Moxon, Lady Orchardson, c 1854 - 1917)
- Dated 1872
- NG 1207
- On Display
- Scottish Art
- Sir William Quiller Orchardson
- The Queen of the Swords
- about 1877
- NG 1018
- Scottish Art
- Dance
- Sir William Quiller Orchardson
- Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
- Dated 1883
- NG 1658
- Scottish Art
- Sir William Quiller Orchardson
- Master Baby
- 1886
- NG 1138
- On Display
- Scottish Art
- Drawn to Paint
- Sir William Quiller Orchardson
- Mother and Child. Study for the Painting 'Master Baby'
- about 1886
- D 3817
- Scottish Art
- Drawn to Paint
- Sir William Quiller Orchardson
- Sir James Dewar, 1842 – 1923. Chemist
- 1927
- PG 1089
- On Display
- Scottish Art
Sir William Quiller Orchardson (Scottish, 1832 - 1910)
Orchardson was an outstanding narrative painter, who deftly used body language and expression, as well as descriptive detail, to communicate feelings and mood. He was also a gifted portraitist. As a mature student of the Trustees' Academy in Edinburgh, he joined other talented students of Robert Scott Lauder, with whom he formed life-long and mutually inspiring friendships. In 1862 he moved to London where he shared a house and studio with fellow student John Pettie. His large, meticulous paintings of historical and contemporary subjects were much admired. In 1877 he was elected a Royal Academician and in 1907 knighted.
