Sir David Wilkie was a Scottish painter, especially known for his genre scenes. He painted successfully in a wide variety of genres, including historical scenes, portraits, including formal royal ones, and scenes from his travels to Europe and the Middle East. His main base was in London, but he died and was buried at sea, off Gibraltar, returning from his first trip to the Middle East. He was sometimes known as the "people's painter".
Sir Daniel Macnee FRSE PRSA LLD, was a Scottish portrait painter who served as president of the Royal Scottish Academy (1876).
Events from the year 1785 in art.
Events from the year 1798 in art.
Joseph Henderson (1832–1908) was a Scottish landscape painter, genre painter, portrait painter and marine painter. His genre was particularly painting working men such as shepherds, crofters, pedlars, cobblers, fishermen and farm labourers. However he also painted Scottish country and coastal scenery.
William Yellowlees was a Scottish painter. He came to Edinburgh in 1812, and studied there under William Shiels, the animal painter. He began practice as a portrait painter and soon became popular, winning the sobriquet of "the little Raeburn", partly by the small size, but more by the excellence of his work. He painted in Edinburgh for about fifteen years, and then moved to London, where he met with much success. Prince Albert was among his patrons. He contributed twenty portraits to the Royal Academy between 1829 and 1845. There is a portrait by him in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. This self-portrait was identified by a descendant of William Yellowlees, Scottish psychiatrist and musician Alexander John Yellowlees, in the 1970s whilst attending medical school in Edinburgh.
Louis Asher, originally Julius Ludwig Asher, (1804–1878) was a German artist.
Walter William Ouless was a British portrait painter from Jersey. He became an Associate of the Royal Academy (ARA) in 1877 and a full member (RA) in 1881.
John Brown was a Scottish artist.
James Caldwall, (1739–1822) was an English draughtsman and engraver.
Gaétan Cathelineau (1787–1859) was a French painter of portraits and of historical and genre subjects.
William Cochran was a Scottish painter.
William Crawford ARSA (1822–1869) was a Scottish portrait and genre painter.
Nicholas Joseph Crowley was an Irish genre and portrait painter. He was highly esteemed as a portrait painter, and was especially good in painting portrait groups.
Laurent Dabos (1761–1835) was a French painter of portraits and of historical and genre subjects.
Edward Duncan was a British watercolourist known for his depictions of coastal views and shipping. He was a member of the Royal Watercolour Society and received Royal patronage from Queen Victoria.
Adolf Eybel (1808–1882) was a German painter of historical and genre subjects and of portraits. He was born in Berlin. He studied at the Berlin Academy, and under Professor Kolbe, as well as in Paris under Delaroche. One of his most noted pictures represents Richard Coeur-de-Lion with his Court listening to Blondel's Song. He died in Berlin in 1882. The following works by him may also be mentioned:
Charles Heath Wilson (1809–1882) was an Anglo-Scottish art teacher and author.
Elizabeth Walker (1800–1876) was a British engraver and portrait-painter.
Events from the year 1836 in Scotland.
