Sir James Guthrie

General Louis Botha, 1863 - 1919. Soldier and statesman. (Study for portrait in Statesmen of the Great War, National Portrait Gallery, London)

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About this artwork

artist:

Sir James Guthrie (1859 - 1930) Scottish
title:

General Louis Botha, 1863 - 1919. Soldier and statesman. (Study for portrait in Statesmen of the Great War, National Portrait Gallery, London)
date created:

1918 - 1919
materials:

Oil on canvas
measurements:

91.40 x 71.10 cm; Framed: 119.50 x 99.00 x 5.00 cm
object type:

Painting
credit line:

Given by W.G. Gardiner and Sir Frederick C. Gardiner 1930
accession number:

PG 1139
gallery:

In Storage
depicted:

General Louis Botha

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Sir James Guthrie

Guthrie became one of the leading painters in the group of artists called the Glasgow Boys. His early works of rural subjects painted with broad square brush strokes show the strong influence of French painters such as Bastien-Lepage. Guthrie was born in Greenock and trained as a lawyer before...