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Alexander Johnston (artist)

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While in Edinburgh Johnston took up portrait-painting, and he brought with him to London some portraits of
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Archbishop Tillotson administering the Sacrament to Lord William Russell in the Tower
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Prince Charles's Introduction to Flora Macdonald after the Battle of Culloden
84:(1816 – 1891) was a Scottish painter, known for genre and history paintings. 116: 93: 120: 308: 330: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the 233:, and went to the National Gallery (engraved by T. L. Atkinson and 189:. In later years he was a contributor to all the main exhibitions. 169: 100:
from 1831 to 1834, when he went to London with an introduction to
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Archive of Physiognomy of Mental Diseases by Alexander Morison
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The Interview of the Regent Murray with Mary Queen of Scots
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In 1841 Johnston exhibited his first historical picture,
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at the Royal Academy attracted favorable notice, while
71: 63: 34: 221:a premium (declined). In 1845 Johnston exhibited 349:. Vol. 30. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 276:. Vol. 30. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 8: 237:). Johnston was still an exhibitor in 1884. 305:17 artworks by or after Alexander Johnston 42: 31: 193:(1842) was engraved by C. Lightfoot for 267:"Johnston, Alexander (1816-1891)"  246: 388:Alumni of the Edinburgh College of Art 115:Johnston died at 75 Carlingford Road, 256: 254: 252: 250: 7: 175:A Scene from 'The Lady of the Lake' 398:19th-century Scottish male artists 161:The physiognomy of Mental Diseases 25: 199:A Scene from the Lady of the Lake 346:Dictionary of National Biography 325: 273:Dictionary of National Biography 104:. He entered the schools of the 341:Johnston, Alexander (1816-1891) 373:19th-century Scottish painters 209:, obtained a premium from the 1: 185:, which was purchased by the 177:(1849), by Alexander Johnston 53: 75:1891 (aged 74–75) 27:Scottish painter (1816–1891) 18:Alexander Johnston (painter) 414: 393:Scottish portrait painters 145:Society of British Artists 225:, which was purchased by 191:The Covenanter's Marriage 147:. In 1839 his picture of 41: 383:Painters from Edinburgh 378:Scottish male painters 178: 173: 235:Charles Henry Jeens 217:was awarded by the 201:, illustrating the 187:Edinburgh Art Union 153:The Gentle Shepherd 137:The Mother's Prayer 123:, predeceased him. 231:The Vernon Gallery 195:Gems of Modern Art 179: 149:The Mother's Grave 82:Alexander Johnston 36:Alexander Johnston 229:, formed part of 219:Glasgow Art Union 211:Liverpool Academy 165:Alexander Morison 98:Trustees' Academy 79: 78: 16:(Redirected from 405: 350: 329: 328: 292: 291: 290:. 15 March 2018. 284: 278: 277: 269: 258: 102:Sir David Wilkie 58: 55: 46: 32: 21: 413: 412: 408: 407: 406: 404: 403: 402: 353: 352: 339:, ed. (1892). " 335: 326: 301: 296: 295: 286: 285: 281: 260: 259: 248: 243: 139:, and sent his 129: 90: 59: 56: 37: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 411: 409: 401: 400: 395: 390: 385: 380: 375: 370: 365: 355: 354: 323: 322: 313: 312: 300: 299:External links 297: 294: 293: 279: 264:, ed. (1892). 245: 244: 242: 239: 157:Sunday Morning 128: 125: 110:William Hilton 89: 86: 77: 76: 73: 69: 68: 65: 61: 60: 47: 39: 38: 35: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 410: 399: 396: 394: 391: 389: 386: 384: 381: 379: 376: 374: 371: 369: 366: 364: 361: 360: 358: 351: 348: 347: 342: 338: 333: 332:public domain 320: 319: 318: 317: 310: 306: 303: 302: 298: 289: 283: 280: 275: 274: 268: 263: 257: 255: 253: 251: 247: 240: 238: 236: 232: 228: 227:Robert Vernon 224: 220: 216: 213:in 1849; and 212: 208: 204: 200: 196: 192: 188: 184: 176: 172: 168: 166: 162: 158: 154: 150: 146: 142: 141:Scotch Lovers 138: 134: 126: 124: 122: 118: 113: 111: 107: 106:Royal Academy 103: 99: 95: 87: 85: 83: 74: 70: 66: 62: 51: 45: 40: 33: 30: 19: 344: 324: 314: 307: at the 282: 271: 230: 222: 214: 207:Walter Scott 198: 194: 190: 182: 180: 174: 160: 156: 152: 148: 140: 136: 130: 114: 91: 81: 80: 57: 1860s 50:John Watkins 48:Johnston by 29: 368:1891 deaths 363:1816 births 337:Lee, Sidney 321:Attribution 262:Lee, Sidney 155:(1840) and 133:Dr. Morison 357:Categories 117:Hampstead 112:in 1836. 94:Edinburgh 92:Born at 334::  143:to the 121:Glasgow 309:Art UK 108:under 241:Notes 127:Works 311:site 203:poem 88:Life 72:Died 67:1817 64:Born 343:". 205:by 163:by 359:: 270:. 249:^ 197:. 54:c. 52:, 20:)

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Alexander Johnston (painter)

John Watkins
Edinburgh
Trustees' Academy
Sir David Wilkie
Royal Academy
William Hilton
Hampstead
Glasgow
Dr. Morison
Society of British Artists
Alexander Morison

Edinburgh Art Union
poem
Walter Scott
Liverpool Academy
Glasgow Art Union
Robert Vernon
Charles Henry Jeens




Lee, Sidney
"Johnston, Alexander (1816-1891)" 
Dictionary of National Biography
"Sir Alexander Morison's the Physiognomy of Mental Diseases"
17 artworks by or after Alexander Johnston

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