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1829 Boharm - 1901 Edinburgh, Scotland. Known for: Historical genre and landscape painting.
A Scottish historical genre and landscape painter, he was born in Boharm and studied with Robert Scott Lauder (RSA 1803-1869). MacDonald exhibited frequently at the RSA as well as the RA from... Read full biography
A Scottish historical genre and landscape painter, he was born in Boharm and studied with Robert Scott Lauder (RSA 1803-1869). MacDonald exhibited frequently at the RSA as well as the RA from 1866-1876. He was elected ARSA in 1862 and RSA in 1877. Wood writes: "His historical subjects were mostly... Read full biography
A Scottish historical genre and landscape painter, he was born in Boharm and studied with Robert Scott Lauder (RSA 1803-1869). MacDonald exhibited frequently at the RSA as well as the RA from 1866-1876. He was elected ARSA in 1862 and RSA in 1877. Wood writes: "His historical subjects were mostly from the Jacobite period. In later life gave up figure painting for landscape. MacDonald's work was of a conventional type, and he used the dark colours and chiaroscuro effects of Lauder and his... Read full biography
A Scottish historical genre and landscape painter, he was born in Boharm and studied with Robert Scott Lauder (RSA 1803-1869). MacDonald exhibited frequently at the RSA as well as the RA from 1866-1876. He was elected ARSA in 1862 and RSA in 1877. Wood writes: "His historical subjects were mostly from the Jacobite period. In later life gave up figure painting for landscape. MacDonald's work was of a conventional type, and he used the dark colours and chiaroscuro effects of Lauder and his pupils.". MacDonald died in 1901, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Sources:. Wood, Christopher. Dictionary of Victorian Painters, 1971. Harris, Paul, M.A.A Concise History of Scottish Painters, Edinburgh 1976. Information provided by Sheila Stephens... Read full biography
A Scottish historical genre and landscape painter, he was born in Boharm and studied with Robert Scott Lauder (RSA 1803-1869). MacDonald exhibited frequently at the RSA as well as the RA from 1866-1876. He was elected ARSA in 1862 and RSA in 1877. Wood writes: "His historical subjects were mostly from the Jacobite period. In later life gave up figure painting for landscape. MacDonald's work was of a conventional type, and he used the dark colours and chiaroscuro effects of Lauder and his pupils.". MacDonald died in 1901, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Sources:. Wood, Christopher. Dictionary of Victorian Painters, 1971. Harris, Paul, M.A.A Concise History of Scottish Painters, Edinburgh 1976. Information provided by Sheila Stephens
