Mrs John Webster

Artist William Carter (Swaffham, England, 1863 - 1939)

Date1888

Mediumoil on canvas

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 114 cm, Width: 86 cm
Frame: Height: 140.1 cm, Width: 111.8 cm

AcquisitionAlexander Webster Bequest, 1921.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG002674

Keywords

About MeThe sitter, nee Margaret Chalmers, was the daughter of David Chalmers of Westburn and wife of John Webster, Lord Provost of Aberdeen and liberal politician. She was the mother of the donor Alexander Webster esq. who bequeathed this portrait to Aberdeen Art Gallery in 1921.
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Margaret Chalmers, wife of a Lord Provost, came from the family owning Westburn estate, now partly the Aberdeen park. The artist was brother of Howard Carter, discoverer of Tutankhamun's tomb.