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1757 - 1837. Known for: Ships, coastal paintings.
This Scottish-born marine painter moved to London in the 1780s, and began exhibiting at the Royal Academy later that decade. He continued to do well into the 1830s. He was selected from a gamut of... Read full biography
This Scottish-born marine painter moved to London in the 1780s, and began exhibiting at the Royal Academy later that decade. He continued to do well into the 1830s. He was selected from a gamut of subjects, and although he is best known and recognized as a marine painter, he did paint landscapes... Read full biography
This Scottish-born marine painter moved to London in the 1780s, and began exhibiting at the Royal Academy later that decade. He continued to do well into the 1830s. He was selected from a gamut of subjects, and although he is best known and recognized as a marine painter, he did paint landscapes and rustic genre scenes occasionally. His serene river settings and coastal waters have always been quite popular, and his ability to capture heavy drama in the truest sense of the Dutch marine... Read full biography
This Scottish-born marine painter moved to London in the 1780s, and began exhibiting at the Royal Academy later that decade. He continued to do well into the 1830s. He was selected from a gamut of subjects, and although he is best known and recognized as a marine painter, he did paint landscapes and rustic genre scenes occasionally. His serene river settings and coastal waters have always been quite popular, and his ability to capture heavy drama in the truest sense of the Dutch marine tradition, especially in painting a significant number of naval and historic maritime events in the period. He had spent some time and effort in the shipbuilding industry. Both of his sons, George and William, developed into professional artists, first... Read full biography
This Scottish-born marine painter moved to London in the 1780s, and began exhibiting at the Royal Academy later that decade. He continued to do well into the 1830s. He was selected from a gamut of subjects, and although he is best known and recognized as a marine painter, he did paint landscapes and rustic genre scenes occasionally. His serene river settings and coastal waters have always been quite popular, and his ability to capture heavy drama in the truest sense of the Dutch marine tradition, especially in painting a significant number of naval and historic maritime events in the period. He had spent some time and effort in the shipbuilding industry. Both of his sons, George and William, developed into professional artists, first taught by their father. He favored oils, painting on both canvas and sometimes the smoother board surfaces. Known works by this artist are often unsi... Read full biography