George Paul Chalmers
John Hutchison, 1833 - 1910. Sculptor
About this artwork
Chalmers and Hutchison were students of Robert Scott Lauder at the Trustees' Academy in Edinburgh. This informal portrait is typical of many that the tight-knit group of former Lauder pupils painted of each other. Hutchison went on to train in Rome in the 1850s and became a noted sculptor. He carved the figure of John Knox on the west facade of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
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artist:George Paul Chalmers (1833 - 1878) Scottish
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title:John Hutchison, 1833 - 1910. Sculptor
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date created:1875 - 1880
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:22.70 x 17.80 cm; Framed: 31.50 x 26.20 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1938
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accession number:PG 1376
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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...
