John Henry Lorimer

Scottish
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John Henry Lorimer The Ordination of Elders in a Scottish Kirk Dated 1891

Biography

Born 1856
Died 1936
Nationality Scottish
Birth place Edinburgh
Death place Edinburgh

The Lorimers were a richly creative Scottish family. John Lorimer was the second son of Professor James Lorimer (who took on the 'repairing lease' of Kellie Castle in Fife) and the elder brother of Robert Stodhart Lorimer, the architect. After studying at Edinburgh University he trained at the Royal Scottish Academy under McTaggart and Chalmers and then in Paris with Carolus Duran. A successful portraitist, he also painted contemporary genre scenes and had first-hand knowledge of artistic developments in France. He lived at Kellie Castle for over 60 years.

Artworks

James Lorimer, 1818 - 1890. Jurist and political philosopher 1890
Sir Robert Lorimer, 1864 - 1929. Architect 1886
Sir Thomas Sutherland, 1834 - 1922. Chairman of P. and O. Steamship Company 1882
The Ordination of Elders in a Scottish Kirk Dated 1891
Colonel Sir Alexander Moncrieff, 1829 - 1906. Engineer 1891
Aeneas James George Mackay, 1839 - 1911. Historian 1890
Robert Alexander, 1840 - 1923. Artist Dated 1891
Sir Arthur Mitchell, 1826 - 1909. Writer on insanity and antiquary 1891
An Old Man Facing Right. Study for the Painting 'The Ordination of Elders in a Scottish Kirk' Unknown
A Man Facing Left and a Study of Two Heads. Study for the Painting 'The Ordination of Elders in a Scottish Kirk' Unknown