About John Forbes

  • Biography

    John Colin Forbes studied at the South Kensington Art School and the Royal Academy, London, before settling in New York as a portrait painter. He painted Gladstone, Campbell-Bannerman, Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, the last two of which were exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1906.

    Works:
    Museums and Galleries Ottawa (Parliament Building)
    Portrait of King Edward VIII
    Portrait of Queen Alexandra Toronto (Royal Canadian Academy of Arts)
    Beware! I know a Maiden Fair to See. Take Care! (c.1897, oil)www.odonwagnergallery.com

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