About this artwork
Although he didn’t always choose Scottish subjects, Jacob More was one of the earliest native landscape artists to make serious oil paintings of Scotland’s scenery. In this drawing he combined observations from nature with an interest in shapes and arrangements, learnt through his early artistic training as a designer of theatre scenery. The very pared-down composition emphasises the expansive, open terrain.
Published February 2024
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artist:Jacob More (1740 - 1793) Scottish
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title:Loch Lomond from Luss
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date created:About 1767–73
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materials:Pen, ink and wash over pencil on paper
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measurements:20.10 x 34.40 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1949
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accession number:D 4449
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Jacob More
Jacob More
More initially worked as a painter of stage scenery for the New Theatre in Edinburgh before concentrating on landscape painting. He had trained with Robert Norie and Alexander Nasmyth, combining observation from nature with a strong sense of formal design. His views of the Clyde Falls established...