John MacWhirter
(27 March 1839 Slateford, Water of Leith - 28 January 1911 London) was a Scottish landscape painter. John was the third of four children. He attended a school in Colinton, and after his father's death was apprenticed to Oliver & 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 (1815-97). 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. MacWhirter specialised in romantic landscapes with a great fondness for trees, spending much time in the hilly countryside of Perthshire. Initially, under the influence of John Everett Millais, he experimented with the detailed images of the Pre-Raphaelites, but later adopted a more sweeping style. With John Pettie he illustrated The Postman's Bag (Strahan, 1862), and Wordsworth's Poetry for the Young (Strahan, 1863).
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John MacWhirter Landscape oil painting


Landscape
Landscape 1880(1880) cjr
Painting ID::  73737 		John MacWhirter
Landscape
Landscape 1880(1880) cjr
   
   
     
John MacWhirter Breezy Day, Arran oil painting


Breezy Day, Arran
Breezy Day, Arran; Oil on Canvas, 86.5 x 147 cm Date 1867(1867) cjr
Painting ID::  80328 		John MacWhirter
Breezy Day, Arran
Breezy Day, Arran; Oil on Canvas, 86.5 x 147 cm Date 1867(1867) cjr
   
   
     
John MacWhirter Harvesting in Arran oil painting


Harvesting in Arran
Harvesting in Arran; Oil on Canvas, 76.2 x 106.7 cm Date 1866(1866) cjr
Painting ID::  80329 		John MacWhirter
Harvesting in Arran
Harvesting in Arran; Oil on Canvas, 76.2 x 106.7 cm Date 1866(1866) cjr
   
   
     
John MacWhirter Archway oil painting


Archway
Oil on canvas, 934 X 603 mm Date ca. 1893(1893) cyf
Painting ID::  84326 		John MacWhirter
Archway
Oil on canvas, 934 X 603 mm Date ca. 1893(1893) cyf
   
   
     
John MacWhirter Breezy Day Arran oil painting


Breezy Day Arran
Oil on Canvas, 86.5 x 147 cm Date 1867(1867) cyf
Painting ID::  84601 		John MacWhirter
Breezy Day Arran
Oil on Canvas, 86.5 x 147 cm Date 1867(1867) cyf
   
   
     
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     John MacWhirter
     (27 March 1839 Slateford, Water of Leith - 28 January 1911 London) was a Scottish landscape painter. John was the third of four children. He attended a school in Colinton, and after his father's death was apprenticed to Oliver & 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 (1815-97). 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. MacWhirter specialised in romantic landscapes with a great fondness for trees, spending much time in the hilly countryside of Perthshire. Initially, under the influence of John Everett Millais, he experimented with the detailed images of the Pre-Raphaelites, but later adopted a more sweeping style. With John Pettie he illustrated The Postman's Bag (Strahan, 1862), and Wordsworth's Poetry for the Young (Strahan, 1863).

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