About this artwork
Sir William Quiller Orchardson (1832 – 1910) was one of a group of influential Scottish artists who studied under Robert Scott Lauder at the Trustees’ Academy. This informal sketch of Orchardson was made by his friend and fellow pupil at the Trustees’ Academy, J.H. Lorimer, brother of the architect Sir Robert Lorimer. It was probably made when they were both living in London.
Updated before 2020
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artist:John Henry Lorimer (1856 - 1936) Scottish
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title:Sir William Quiller Orchardson, 1832 - 1919. Artist
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date created:1892
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materials:Pencil on paper
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measurements:35.50 x 25.40 cm
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credit line:Bequeathed by J.M. Gray 1894
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accession number:PG 771
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John Henry Lorimer
John Henry Lorimer
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...
