Discover architect, painter, watercolorist Alexander Nasmyth

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: Naysmith, Alexander

Qualifications: architect, painter, watercolorist

Nationality/school: Scottish

Born: Edinburgh 1758-09-09

Deceased: Edinburgh 1840-04-10

Family relationships this field records any family relationship to one or more other artist(s).: alle zes dochters van Nasmyth (Jane, Barbara, Margaret, Elizabeth, Anne en Charlotte) waren professionele kunstenaars en assisteerden hun vader bij zijn werk; ook zijn zonen James en Patrick werden schilder

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1 hit in RKDlibrary as subject

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Biographical information

Period of activity: 1778 - 1840
vanaf ca. 1778 tot 1840

Education: Trustees Academy (Edinburgh)

Active in

Haarlem (stad)
afbeelding: Amsterdamse Poort, Haarlem
Italië 1783 - 1784
bezocht de verschillende kunststeden
Rome 1783 - 1784
Londen (Engeland) 1799
Naysmith schilderde de bouw van de Royal Institution, 21 Albermarle Street in London, die plaats had in 1799.
Edinburgh 1803
In 1803 poseerde Robert Burns voor Naysmith in Edinburgh, portret in Scottish National Gallery.

born in

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Connections with other artists

Pupil of This field mentions the names of teachers or masters. What is at issue are the teachers who made a significant contribution to the development of a students, as opposed to every instructor they ever had. See also the 'Education' field.: Ramsay, Allan
Runciman, Alexander
Teacher of This field mentions the names of pupils. What is at issue are the pupils who were significantly influenced by a teacher as opposed to every student someone ever had. See also the 'Education' field.: Nasmyth, Patrick
Robertson, Andrew
Schetky, John Christian
Stewart, Anthony
Tannock, James
Thomson, John (1778-1840)
Watson, George
Williams, Hugh William
Wilson, Andrew

Subjects This field specifies the various subject categories or genres that constitute the oeuvre of the artist in question. The contents of this field are generally based more on the documentation available at the RKD than on the literature.: architecture (genre), conversation piece, animal painting (genre), genre, landscape (genre), italianate, portrait, cityscape, topography
in 1792 gaf Nasmyth het portretschilderen op en ging hij zich toeleggen op landschappen

Literature

Literature in RKDLibrary: 1 hit in RKDlibrary as subject

Thieme/Becker 1907-1950 , vol. 35 (1931), p. 349
Gerson 1942/1983 , p. 437
Grant 1970 , p. 134
Mallalieu 1976-1990 , vol. 1 (1976), p. 187
Waterhouse 1981 , p. 254
Witt Checklist 1995 , p. 369
Ingamells 1997 , p. 698
Stewart/Cutten 1997 , p. 343
Halsby 1998 , p. 166-167
Saur 1992- , AKLONLINE (mei 2014)

M. Kemp, 'Alexander Nasmyth and the Style of Graphic Eloquence', Connoisseur: an illustrated magazine for collectors 173 (1970), p. 93-100
L. Lindsay, 'Scottish Success. The boom continues', Christie's Magazine, September-October 2005, p. 28-29

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Creation date: 1992-02-01; Last modified date: 2023-05-16

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