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1806 Cowden, Scotland - 1885 Lasswade, Scotland. Known for: Landscape, coastal view and marine painting.
Edmund Thornton Crawford RSA (1806–1885) was a Scottish landscape and marine painter. Crawford was born at Cowden, near Dalkeith, in 1806. He was the son of a land surveyor, and when a boy was... Read full biography
Edmund Thornton Crawford RSA (1806–1885) was a Scottish landscape and marine painter. Crawford was born at Cowden, near Dalkeith, in 1806. He was the son of a land surveyor, and when a boy was apprenticed to a house-painter in Edinburgh, but having evinced a decided taste and ability for art, his... Read full biography
Edmund Thornton Crawford RSA (1806–1885) was a Scottish landscape and marine painter. Crawford was born at Cowden, near Dalkeith, in 1806. He was the son of a land surveyor, and when a boy was apprenticed to a house-painter in Edinburgh, but having evinced a decided taste and ability for art, his engagement was cancelled, and he entered the Trustees' Academy under Andrew Wilson, where he had for fellow-students David Octavius Hill, Robert Scott Lauder, and others. William Simson, who was one of... Read full biography
Edmund Thornton Crawford RSA (1806–1885) was a Scottish landscape and marine painter. Crawford was born at Cowden, near Dalkeith, in 1806. He was the son of a land surveyor, and when a boy was apprenticed to a house-painter in Edinburgh, but having evinced a decided taste and ability for art, his engagement was cancelled, and he entered the Trustees' Academy under Andrew Wilson, where he had for fellow-students David Octavius Hill, Robert Scott Lauder, and others. William Simson, who was one of the older students, became his most intimate friend and acknowledged master, and from their frequent sketching expeditions together Crawford imbibed many of the best qualities of that able artist. His early efforts in art were exhibited in the Royal... Read full biography
Edmund Thornton Crawford RSA (1806–1885) was a Scottish landscape and marine painter. Crawford was born at Cowden, near Dalkeith, in 1806. He was the son of a land surveyor, and when a boy was apprenticed to a house-painter in Edinburgh, but having evinced a decided taste and ability for art, his engagement was cancelled, and he entered the Trustees' Academy under Andrew Wilson, where he had for fellow-students David Octavius Hill, Robert Scott Lauder, and others. William Simson, who was one of the older students, became his most intimate friend and acknowledged master, and from their frequent sketching expeditions together Crawford imbibed many of the best qualities of that able artist. His early efforts in art were exhibited in the Royal Institution, and his first contributions to the annual exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy* appeared in 1831, two of these being ta... Read full biography
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Keywords (9)
Art Media
Art Style
- •Classical Realist
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
Exhibition By An Art School
- •Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Exhibition