John Pettie, R.A., H.R.S.A

John Pettie, R.A., H.R.S.A

John Pettie, R.A., H.R.S.A. - Sixteen examples in colour of the artist's workLike many great painters, John...
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Author: Hardie, Martin,1875-1952
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John Pettie, R.A., H.R.S.A

John Pettie, R.A., H.R.S.A

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John Pettie, R.A., H.R.S.A

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Author: Hardie, Martin,1875-1952
Format: eBook
Language: English

John Pettie, R.A., H.R.S.A. - Sixteen examples in colour of the artist's work

Like many great painters, John Pettie was of humble origin. Born in Edinburgh in 1839, he was the son of a tradesman who, having reached some prosperity, purchased a business in the village of East Linton and moved there with his family in 1852. The boy was born with art in his blood, and Nature never intended him for the dull and respectable vocation to which his father was anxious that he should succeed. More than once, when despatched on an errand to storeroom or cellar, he was discovered making drawings on the lid of a wooden box or the top of a cask, totally oblivious of his journey and its object. A portrait of the village carrier and his donkey, done when he was a boy of fifteen, struck neighbouring critics as being almost "uncanny," and overcame even his father's objections to art as a possible career. Greatly daring, his mother carried off her son to Edinburgh, a bundle of drawings beneath his arm, to visit Mr. James Drummond, one of the leading members of the Royal Scottish Academy. "Much better make him stick to business," was his verdict, after listening to the mother's story. But his tone changed when he had seen the drawings. Not a word was uttered while he turned them over; but then, handing them back, he said: "Well, madam, you can put that boy to what you like, but he'll die an artist!" ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 37088
Author: Hardie, Martin
Release Date: Aug 14, 2011
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Illustrator: Pettie, John, 1839-1893

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