George Paul Chalmers RSA
Artist
Sir George Reid
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1841 - 1913)
Sitter
George Paul Chalmers
(Montrose, Scotland, 1833 - 1878)
Date1872
Mediumoil on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 61.9 cm, Width: 51.5 cm
Frame: Height: 89.5 cm, Width: 79.4 cm
Frame: Height: 89.5 cm, Width: 79.4 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1926.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationOn Loan
Object numberABDAG004007
About MeA native of Montrose, the artist G P Chalmers was a close friend of George Reid. He studied under Robert Scott Lauder at the Trustees Academy and was nicknamed ‘The Angus Rembrandt’ due to the dramatic lighting he adopted in his portraiture. Chalmers’ life was cut short when he was tragically killed on an Edinburgh street in 1878.More About Me
A close friend of George Reid, George Paul Chambers specialised in paintings of ships and the sea.
