Sir George Reid (1841-1913), Portrait and landscape painter
Sitter in 3 portraits
Artist associated with 15 portraits
Sir George Reid was born in Aberdeen and worked first as a lithographer before moving to Edinburgh in 1862 to study at the Trustees' Academy. In 1866, supported by the Aberdeen collector, John Forbes White, he went to Holland to study under the landscape and genre painter, Gerrit Mollinger. He became a close friend of Jozef Israels. He returned to Scotland in 1869, producing landscapes and portraits influenced by both Dutch and French contemporary painting. He was elected president of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1891.
by Sir George Reid
oil on canvas, circa 1870s
NPG 1377
Sir (Henry) Bartle Frere, 1st Bt
by Sir George Reid
oil on canvas, 1881
NPG 2669
by Sir George Reid
oil on canvas, 1881
NPG 4990
by Sir George Reid
oil on canvas, circa 1907
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by Paul Adolphe Rajon, after Sir George Reid
etching, 1876
NPG D2294
by Paul Adolphe Rajon, after Sir George Reid
etching, 1876
NPG D2295
by Paul Adolphe Rajon, after Sir George Reid
etching, 1876
NPG D2296
by Paul Adolphe Rajon, after Sir George Reid
etching, 1876
NPG D2297
Alexander Hugh Bruce, 6th Baron Balfour of Burleigh
after Sir George Reid
collotype, 1896 or after
NPG D20777
Alexander Hugh Bruce, 6th Baron Balfour of Burleigh
after Sir George Reid
collotype, 1896 or after
NPG D9616
by Swan Electric Engraving Co, after Sir George Reid
photogravure, 1903-1905 (1903)
NPG D36491
by Richard Austin Artlett, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir George Reid
line engraving, published 10 May 1869
NPG D38074
by Charles John Tomkins, after Sir George Reid
mezzotint, late 19th century
NPG D37432
by T. & R. Annan & Sons, after Sir George Reid
photogravure, (1902)
NPG D40104
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen, Scotland
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