Andrew Plimer (1763 - 1837)
About this artwork
After studying at the Royal Academy Schools in London, Geddes returned temporarily to his native Edinburgh where he built up a portrait practice in York Place in close proximity to the studios of Henry Raeburn and Alexander Nasmyth. Working both in cabinet and full-scale format, Geddes acquired a reputation for his distinctive ‘small whole-lengths’. When Geddes made a definitive move to London, he painted Andrew Plimer, a successful and prolific miniaturist. His guiding inspiration for this portrait was Rembrandt and, quite specifically, Rembrandt’s dramatically side-lit etched Self-Portrait at the Window Drawing on an Etching Plate, executed in 1648. Andrew Plimer also sat for a second half-length but life-size portrait in oils.
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artist:Andrew Geddes (1783 - 1844) Scottish
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title:Andrew Plimer (1763 - 1837)
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date created:Dated 1815
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materials:Oil on panel
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measurements:47.50 x 39.40 cm; Framed: 76.50 x 69.00 x 9.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1900
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accession number:NG 847
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Andrew Geddes
Andrew Geddes
Andrew Geddes, portrait painter and print-maker, was born in Edinburgh and attended Edinburgh University. He worked as a clerk for five years; only after his father's death was he able to study at the Royal Academy Schools in London. He returned to Edinburgh in 1810 and set up a portrait studio;...