Joseph Israels - Painted Jointly with Israels, G.P. Chalmers & Hugh Cameron
Artist
Sir George Reid
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1841 - 1913)
Artist
Hugh Cameron
(Edinburgh, Scotland, 1835 - 1918)
Artist
George Paul Chalmers
(Montrose, Scotland, 1833 - 1878)
Artist
Jozef Israels
(Groningen, Netherlands, 1824 - 1911)
SitterSitter is
Jozef Israels
(Groningen, Netherlands, 1824 - 1911)
Date1870
Mediumoil on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsHeight: 76.6 cm, Width: 64.6 cm
Frame Size: 110.5 × 98 × 14.9cm
Frame Size: 110.5 × 98 × 14.9cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1905.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG003972
About MeOn the 1st June 1870 Jozef Israels, accompanied by his wife, Aleida Schaap, arrived at Seaton Cottage, the country home of Aberdeen flour merchant and collector of art, John Forbes White. There Reid, Chalmers and Cameron painted this three-quarter length portrait of Israels. At the last sitting Israels seized the brush exclaiming, 'Now I will show you what Rembrandt would do' and added 'some masterly strokes'.
Dedicated by the artists to White, this portrait can be seen as the physical embodiment of this crucial visit. It is illustrative of the close ties of friendship and artistic taste that these men shared. Epitomised by the dedication is White's pivotal role in this artistic group, which heralded the introduction of realist art into Scotland.
More About Me
On the 1st June 1870 Jozef Israels arrived at Seaton Cottage, the home of Aberdeen collector of art, John Forbes White. There Reid, Chalmers and Cameron painted this three-quarter length portrait of Israels.
