Feeding Pigeons

Artist Sir William Quiller Orchardson (Edinburgh, Scotland, 1832 - 1910)

Date1901

Mediumoil on canvas

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 93.1 cm, Width: 74.5 cm
Frame: Height: 125.5 cm, Width: 106.2 cm

AcquisitionPresented in 1910 by Sir James Murray.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG004492

Keywords

Pigeon

About MeWilliam Quiller Orchardson was one of the pupils of Robert Scott Lauder. He studied in Edinburgh under Lauder but later made his career in London where he achieved fame, exhibiting numerous paintings at the Royal Academy. Orchardson's work is distinguished by his preference for subdued tonalities and his distinctive use of small, dry brushstrokes.

The sitter for this painting was the artist's daughter Hilda who in 1930 wrote a biography of her father.

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Orchardson's work is distinguished by his preference for subdued tonalities and his distinctive use of small, dry brushstrokes.