Rev. Thomas Chalmers, 1780 - 1847. Preacher and social reformer (with his grandson Thomas Chalmers Hanna)
About this artwork
Chalmers was a preacher and social reformer. He was on the evangelical side of the Church of Scotland and led the breakaway group that formed the Free Church in 1843. David Octavius Hill photographed the preacher and social reformer Thomas Chalmers sitting with his family in the ground of Merchiston Castle School. In 1844, three years after Chalmers’s death, Hill, who was a painter as well as a photographer, painted this picture basing it on his earlier calotype.
Updated before 2020
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artist:John Le Conte (1816 - 1887) Scottish
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title:Rev. Thomas Chalmers, 1780 - 1847. Preacher and social reformer (with his grandson Thomas Chalmers Hanna)
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date created:Unknown
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after:David Octavius Hill (1802 - 1870) Scottish
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materials:Stipple engraving on paper
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measurements:58.40 x 40.00 cm
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accession number:UP C 46
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John Le Conte
John Le Conte
During the 1830s, John Le Conte was employed in the workshop of the engraver Robert Scott before setting up his own engraving business in 1845. He is best known for his watercolours and engravings of the buildings of old Edinburgh. Le Conte was a prolific artist, and his work provides an important...
