Jemima Blackburn (née Wedderburn)
Lord Selkirk and Sir James Colvile had been telling stories of sucking the juice out of tarts with a straw. A woodcock was described as a bird...
About this artwork
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artist:Jemima Blackburn (née Wedderburn) (1823 - 1909) Scottish
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title:Lord Selkirk and Sir James Colvile had been telling stories of sucking the juice out of tarts with a straw. A woodcock was described as a bird that lives by suction. The result was that the Earl ....
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Watercolour and pencil on paper in an envelope stuck to the page of the album
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measurements:11.80 x 17.80 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1993
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accession number:D 5359.95 A
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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...
