Jemima Blackburn (née Wedderburn)
Party coming up ladder from Barlocco caves. The Earl of Selkirk standing at top, Mr Macartney holding the ladder, Lady Katherine Douglas, Mrs...
About this artwork
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artist:Jemima Blackburn (née Wedderburn) (1823 - 1909) Scottish
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title:Party coming up ladder from Barlocco caves. The Earl of Selkirk standing at top, Mr Macartney holding the ladder, Lady Katherine Douglas, Mrs Alex Wedderburn, Col. Alex Wedderburn (brother of ....
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date created:Dated 1838
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materials:Watercolour and pencil on paper
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measurements:22.90 x 14.40 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1993
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accession number:D 5359.41
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Jemima Blackburn (née Wedderburn)
Jemima Blackburn (née Wedderburn)
Jemima Wedderburn was born in Edinburgh. Although she received no formal training in art, she was a watercolourist of outstanding ability. She had connections with many of the Victorian artistic and intellectual élite and formed life-long friendships with Landseer, Millais and Ruskin, who described...
