George Paul Chalmers
George Paul Chalmers | |
|---|---|
 Self-portrait | |
| Born | 1833 |
| Died | 20 February 1878 |
| Occupation | painter |
George Paul Chalmers RSA (1833 – 20 February 1878) was a Scottish landscape, marine, interior and portrait painter.
Life
Chalmers was born at
His life was cut short in 1878 when he was violently mugged just off Charlotte Square in Edinburgh and died as a result of his injuries. He was by then firmly established as one of the most important Scottish artists of his period. He and his work were celebrated in a sizeable volume written and edited by Edward Pinnington, produced in collaboration with his patron, George B. Simpson. Copies of Chalmers' correspondence with Simpson from 1864 to 1873 are held in the Royal Scottish Academy's George B. Simpson Collection.[2] He was one of the teachers to the Scottish marine painter James Campbell Noble (1846–1913).
A portrait of Chalmers by the portrait painter John Pettie hangs in the National Portrait Gallery, London.[3] Chalmers has over 65 oil paintings in public ownership in the United Kingdom.[4]
He is buried in Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh, just west of the city centre. The grave has a sculpted bust of Chalmers, facing the north path of the original cemetery.
See also
References
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Chalmers, George Paul". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 809.
- ^ Cf. "Scottish Records Association: Summaries of Archival Holdings - Royal Scottish Academy". Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ Portrait of Chalmers by John Pettie, National Portrait Gallery
- ^ 68 artworks by or after George Paul Chalmers at the Art UK site
- Christopher Wood, The Dictionary of Victorian Painters.
- Edward Pinnington. George Paul Chalmers, R.S.A., and the Art of his Time. Glasgow: T. R. Annan & Sons: Glasgow, 1896
External links
- 68 artworks by or after George Paul Chalmers at the Art UK site
- George Paul Chalmers, Angus Council
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
