Jemima Blackburn (née Wedderburn)

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Jemima Blackburn (née Wedderburn) Van Amburgh Dated 1839

Biography

Born 1823
Died 1909
Nationality Scottish

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 Wedderburn as 'the best artist he knew'.

Artworks

Illustrations from Scripture by an Animal Painter, 23 photographic prints of illustrations from the Bible Unknown
...'two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.' Unknown
...'When a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them' Unknown
'The whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea and perished in the water' Unknown
'And he sent forth a Raven, which went to an fro, until the waters were dried up from off the fourth' Unknown
'And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering' Unknown
'Apes and Peacocks' Unknown
'And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire there came a viper out of the heat and fastened on his hand. And when... Unknown
'Their Houses shall be full of doleful creatures' Unknown
'And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited' Unknown
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