John Pettie
John Pettie was a painter (1839–1893). He was born at Edinburgh and died at Hastings.
Also recorded as Pettie.
John Pettie in brief
- Born
- 1839
- Died
- 1893
- Known for
- painter
- Place of birth
- Edinburgh
Contents
Catalogued works
52 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1662 to 2008.
Arrest for witchcraft, dated 1866, held by National Gallery of Victoria, inventory p.305.6-1. Challenged, held by National Gallery of Victoria, inventory p.311.4-1. Study, held by Auckland Art Gallery, inventory 1955/17/11. George Paul Chalmers, 1836 - 1878. Artist, dated 1862, held by National Galleries Scotland, inventory PG 856. George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, 1823 - 1900. Statesman, held by National Galleries Scotland, inventory PG 857. Sir David Murray, 1849 - 1933. Artist, dated 1890, held by National Galleries Scotland, inventory PG 1233. James Campbell Noble, 1846 - 1913. Artist, dated 1889, held by National Galleries Scotland, inventory PG 1496. Sir William Quiller Orchardson, 1832 - 1910. Artist, dated 1870, held by National Galleries Scotland, inventory PG 828. Who Goes?, dated 1881, held by National Galleries Scotland, inventory NG 1131. Cromwell's Saints, dated 1862, held by National Galleries Scotland, inventory NG 1187. The Gambler's Victim, dated 1869, held by National Galleries Scotland, inventory NG 2414. William Waddell, dated 1883, held by National Galleries Scotland, inventory NG 2417. Bonnie Prince Charlie Entering the Ballroom at Holyroodhouse, dated 1892, held by Royal Collection, inventory RCIN 401247. Sir (Henry) Rider Haggard, dated 1889, held by National Portrait Gallery, inventory NPG 2801. The Vigil, dated 1884, held by National Gallery, inventory N01582. Portrait of the Artist, dated 1882, held by National Gallery, inventory N02434. Bret Harte, dated 1884, held by National Portrait Gallery, inventory NPG.69.52. Mrs Bossom, the artist's mother, dated 1870, held by Fitzwilliam Museum, inventory 2132. The Harlequin Boy, dated 1863, held by Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery. Two Strings To Her Bow, dated 1882, held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/70a4368f0ff44656388ce6f83f2afc25. Tussle For The Keg, held by Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections, inventory ABDAG004104. Character Sketch - John Pettie, held by Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections, inventory ABDAG000511. A Musician's Reverie, dated 1850, held by Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections, inventory ABDAG004097. Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, RA, dated 1883, held by Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections, inventory ABDAG004098. Thomas Faed, RA, dated 1884, held by Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections, inventory ABDAG004099. Self Portrait, dated 1881, held by Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections, inventory ABDAG004100. John Macwhirter, RA, dated 1882, held by Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections, inventory ABDAG004101. John Loughborough Pearson, RA, dated 1887, held by Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections, inventory ABDAG004102. Silvius and Phoebe, dated 1872, held by Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections, inventory ABDAG004103. Sketch for 'The Sanctuary', dated 1873, held by Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections, inventory ABDAG004105. William Calder Marshall, RA, dated 1883, held by Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections, inventory ABDAG004106. Scene in The Hal of the Wynd's Smithy (The Fair Maid of Perth), dated 1875, held by Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections, inventory ABDAG004107. J. Coutts Michie ARSA, dated 1892, held by Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections, inventory ABDAG004108. The Warrior - Self Portrait In 16th Century Armour, held by Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections, inventory ABDAG004109. William Yuill, Amice, dated 1892, held by Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections, inventory ABDAG004110. Robert Jamieson, dated 1879, held by Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections, inventory ABDAG004111. Two Female Nudes: One Standing, One Seated, dated 1858, held by Edinburgh College of Art, inventory CCECR0065. Study of the Head of the old Lieutenant, held by Ashmolean Museum, inventory WA1966.37. Distressed Cavaliers Turned Highwaymen, dated 1861, held by Touchstones Rochdale, inventory 227. The Strategists, dated 1864, held by Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, inventory 798. Highroads of history. John Pettie; Sixteen Examples in Colour of the Artist's Work. The Complete Works of Bret Harte. John Pettie R.A.,H.R.S.A, dated 1910. Sir William Petty. Mezzotint by J. Smith, 1696, after J. Closterman., held by Wellcome Collection. [John Petty, 1st earl of Shelburne correspondence]., dated 2008-, held by Wellcome Collection. Natural and political observations mentioned in a following index, and made upon the Bills of mortality / By Capt. John Gravnt, fellow of the Royal society. With reference to the government, religion, trade, growth, air, diseases, and the several changes of the said city [London] [Sometimes ascribed to Sir W. Petty]., dated 1665, held by Wellcome Collection. Natural and political observations mentioned in a following index, and made upon the Bills of mortality / By John Graunt ... With reference to the government, religion, trade, growth, ayre, diseases, and the several changes of the said city [London] [Sometimes ascribed to Sir W. Petty]., dated 1662, held by Wellcome Collection. Natural and political observations mentioned in a following index, and made upon the Bills of mortality ... With reference to the government, religion, trade, growth, ayre, diseases, and the several changes of the said city [London] / [Sometimed ascribed to Sir W. Petty]., dated 1665, held by Wellcome Collection. The discourse made before the Royal Society the 26 of November 1674. Concerning the use of duplicate proportion in sundry important particulars together with a new hypothesis of springing or elastique motions / By Sir William Petty., dated 1674, held by Wellcome Collection. Natural and political observations mentioned in a following index, and made upon the bills of mortality / by Capt. John Graunt ... ; with reference to the government, religion, trade, growth, air, diseases, and the several changes of the said city., dated MDCLXXVI [1676], held by Wellcome Collection. Natural and political observations mentioned in a following index, and made upon the bills of mortality / by ... John Gravnt ; with reference to the government, religion, trade, growth, air, diseases, and the several changes of the said city., dated 1665, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 11 named public collections.
Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections: 16 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Galleries Scotland: 10 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust: 9 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Dundee Art Galleries and Museums: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Glasgow Museums Resource Centre: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Gallery: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Tate: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Paisley Museum: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Ashmolean Museum: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1942 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Pettie, John, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Pettie, John, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Pettie, John (1839–1893), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. 51784, 1893-05-26, PETTIE (John) R.A. †, Art Sales Catalogues Online. 51787, 1893-05-27, PETTIE (John) R.A. †, Art Sales Catalogues Online.
Digitised editions and texts
4 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
The postman's bag, and other stories (1862) — Internet Archive. Highroads of History (1926) — Internet Archive. sixteen examples in colour of the artist's work (1912) — Internet Archive. John Pettie, R.A., H.R.S.A. Sixteen examples in colour of the artist's work — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
John Pettie studied at Edinburgh College of Art. training under Robert Scott Lauder is recorded. the recorded working language is French.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait.
Membership is recorded of Royal Academy of Arts.
Work by John Pettie is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Victoria, Auckland Art Gallery, Tate, National Gallery of Canada and National Portrait Gallery.
Chronology
- 1839John Pettie born at Edinburgh.
- 1862George Paul Chalmers, 1836 - 1878. Artist (National Galleries Scotland).
- 1862The postman's bag, and other stories digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1866Arrest for witchcraft (National Gallery of Victoria).
- 1890Sir David Murray, 1849 - 1933. Artist (National Galleries Scotland).
- 1893John Pettie died at Hastings.
- 1912sixteen examples in colour of the artist's work digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1926Highroads of History digitised by Internet Archive.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
51784, 1893-05-26, PETTIE (John) R.A. †, Art Sales Catalogues Online
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
51787, 1893-05-27, PETTIE (John) R.A. †, Art Sales Catalogues Online
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
Open Library author record for John Pettie (Internet Archive), 4 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
Consult the source - 4.
Pettie, John (1839–1893), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 5.
Pettie, John, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 6.
- 7.
Internet Archive, 4 digitised items catalogued under John Pettie as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 8.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1942 works naming John Pettie.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 9.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q3182289: John Pettie
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 10.
“John Pettie”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
Elsewhere in Paintings
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