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Old Photograph John MacWhirter Edinburgh Scotland
Old photograph of John MacWhirter in Edinburgh, Scotland. John, born on 27th of March, died on 28 of January 1911, was a Scottish landscape painter. He was the third of four children. He attended a school in Colinton, and after his father's death was apprenticed to Oliver and Boyd, booksellers in Edinburgh. He stayed there for only a few months and then in 1851 enrolled at the Trustees Academy under Robert Scott Lauder and John Ballantyne. He spent long periods sketching and studying nature outdoors. His first painting to be exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy at age 14, was Old Cottage at Braid. In 1880, he was made an Honorary Member of the Royal Scottish Academy. Exploring and painting abroad he visited Italy, Sicily, Switzerland, Austria, Turkey, Norway and the U.S.A. the Alps being a great inspiration. He moved to London in 1867 and on 4 May 1893 was elected a Royal Academician.
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