George Paul Chalmers
George Paul Chalmers, 1833 - 1878. Artist (Self-portrait)
About this artwork
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artist:George Paul Chalmers (1833 - 1878) Scottish
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title:George Paul Chalmers, 1833 - 1878. Artist (Self-portrait)
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date created:About 1856 - 1860
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:31.70 x 25.40 cm; Framed: 35.90 x 30.80 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1934
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accession number:PG 1245
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George Paul Chalmers
George Paul Chalmers
Chalmers began sketching at a young age, and by 1851 he was painting oil portraits of locals in his native Montrose. This eventually earned him enough money to move to Edinburgh, where at the age of twenty he became a student of the Trustees' Academy under Robert Scott Lauder. Despite this...
