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George Washington Wilson by Sir George Reid
George Washington Wilson
George Washington Wilson by Sir George Reid
George Washington Wilson by Sir George Reid

George Washington Wilson

Artist (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1841 - 1913)
Sitter (Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland, 1823 - 1893)
Date1879
Mediumoil on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 75.8 cm, Width: 58 cm
Frame: Height: 107.4 cm, Width: 89.7 cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1938 by Miss Laura Wilson.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG003974
About MeGeorge Washington Wilson studied art in Edinburgh, London and Paris and some of his early paintings are in teh collections. He first worked as a painter of portrait miniatures but soon learned about the recently invented calotype photographic process. In 1852 he set up a portrait photography studio in Aberdeen, which became hugely successful. His portable darkroom also allowed him to take landscape photographs around the country and overseas. By the 1880s, his firm was one of the largest and most famous photographic publishers in the world.

There is an oil sketch for this painting in our collections and another with the Scottish National Portrait Gallery:
http://www.nationalgalleries.org/collection/online_az/4:322/result/0/38153?initial=R&artistId=4410&artistName=Sir%20George%20Reid&submit=1
More About Me
Reid and Washington Wilson were both born in Aberdeen, both trained for a time in Edinburgh and began as portrait painters. GWW moved on to become a renowned photographer.

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