An album of eighty-five drawings and watercolours of Scottish society, animal studies and mythological scenes including: Six skating scenes on the canal in Edinburgh; Three street scenes; The artist and her brother riding outside Edinburgh; A carnival scene; Portrait of John Clerk-Maxwell in plaid; Miss Jeannie Ogilvie riding; Two illustrated fables; Mr and Mrs James Mackenzie and James Clerk-Maxwell with a pony carriage; Peter Blackburn of Killesra and James Mackenzie on horseback with James Clerk-Maxwell beside; Peter Blackburn, James Clerk-Maxwell and others dancing on Dumgun; A sketch of The Duke of Wellington; A sketch of Samuel Rogers; Mr and Mrs James Mackenzie leaving the house of Mrs Mackenzie's mother, 31 Heriot Row; James Clerk-Maxwell asleep; Two studies of a mounted guardsman; Three pictures of the lion tamer Van Ambrough at Edinburgh; Nine watercolours of the artist's family and friends on tour in the Highlands; Fourteen studies of the Blackburn and Mackenzie children; Five watercolour pictures of the Mackenzie family at Leamington; and Three sketches of Madeira

細節

Jemima Blackburn, née Wedderburn (1823-1909)
An album of eighty-five drawings and watercolours of Scottish society, animal studies and mythological scenes including: Six skating scenes on the canal in Edinburgh; Three street scenes; The artist and her brother riding outside Edinburgh; A carnival scene; Portrait of John Clerk-Maxwell in plaid; Miss Jeannie Ogilvie riding; Two illustrated fables; Mr and Mrs James Mackenzie and James Clerk-Maxwell with a pony carriage; Peter Blackburn of Killesra and James Mackenzie on horseback with James Clerk-Maxwell beside; Peter Blackburn, James Clerk-Maxwell and others dancing on Dumgun; A sketch of The Duke of Wellington; A sketch of Samuel Rogers; Mr and Mrs James Mackenzie leaving the house of Mrs Mackenzie's mother, 31 Heriot Row; James Clerk-Maxwell asleep; Two studies of a mounted guardsman; Three pictures of the lion tamer Van Ambrough at Edinburgh; Nine watercolours of the artist's family and friends on tour in the Highlands; Fourteen studies of the Blackburn and Mackenzie children; Five watercolour pictures of the Mackenzie family at Leamington; and Three sketches of Madeira
eleven signed with initials and variously 'Jan 1844-1853', four numbered and extensively inscribed with titles
eight pencil, pen and ink; twenty-five pencil, pen and ink and watercolour; forty-five pencil and watercolour, five with scratching out; four pencil, pen and brown ink and brown wash; two pencil, pen and grey ink and grey wash; two pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour
11½ x 9½ in. (29.2 x 24.1 cm.); and smaller; the album 12½ x 11 x 1¾ in. (32 x 27.9 x 4.4 cm.) overall; and two shillouettes and fifty-six prints

來源

Sarah Cleary, née Mosson of Glasgow, by 1875, who emigrated to Michigan and by descent in the family until purchased by the present owner.

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拍品專文

Jemima Blackburn was the youngest daughter of James Wedderburn, Solicitor General for Scotland and Isabella Clerk of Penicuik. A child of delicate health, drawing was prescribed as a therapy and her art is largely drawn from her experiences. Although largely self-taught her work was admired by John Ruskin, Sir Edwin Landseer and Sir John Everett Millais. She married Hugh Blackburn, a Professor of mathematics at Glasgow University in 1854 and they bought a house Roshven, Invernesshire, which was to be a great source of inspiration for her. She worked as an illustrator, etcher and lithographer and her publications include Illustrations From Scripture By An Animal Painter, 1854, Birds Of Nature, 1862 and Birds From Moidart, 1896. In 1878 in collaboration with Anthony Trollope she published How the Mastiffs went to Iceland and she illustrated A. White's, The Instructive Picture Book and W.J.M. Rankin's Songs and Fables, 1874.

Jemima Blackburn was first cousin to James Clerk Maxwell. Seen depicted in this album, as a young boy, became one of the greatest scientists in history, most significantly developing his theory on electromagnetic waves. Other important research was into kinetic gases, the study of colour blindness and colour vision (out of his research came the first colour photograph). This present album is both a charming record of Victorian family life and an interesting insite into the young James Clerk Maxwell.

Also depicted are Jemima'’s uncle John Clerk Maxwell,a nd amongst others, the Mackenzie family (the Clerk Maxwell’s cousin) ands Charles Hope, 3rd son of the Earl of Hopetoun, who married Lady Isabella Douglas, daughter of the Earl of Selkirk, who later became Govenor of the Isle of Man.

For further information see R. Fairley (ed.) Jemima: The Paintings and Drawings of a Victorian Lady, Edinburgh, 1988.