Tour Scotland Video Justice and Humility.Stained Glass Window Dunning

Tour Scotland travel video of the Justice and Humility stained glass window inside St Serf's Church, on ancestry, genealogy, family history and trip to Dunning, Perthshire. 1910 stained glass window by James Ballantyne of Edinburgh. James, born 11 June 1806, died 18 December 1877, was an artist and author. His father was a brewer who died when James was only 10. He received little education and what he did know came from his mother or being self taught. In his early teens he was apprenticed to a house painter in Edinburgh. Aged 20 he went to Edinburgh University. After graduating he turned his attention to the art of painting on glass. He quickly achieved high eminence in his field and got the contract for painting the windows of the House of Lords through a public competition. His 1845 book A treatise of Stained Glass became a standard work. He start poetry at young age and became an established writer. He wrote poetry books and also a collection of his songs. He died from a " congestion of the lungs " in Warrender Lodge, Meadows, Edinburgh on December 18th, 1877. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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