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Lorimer, John Henry, 1856-1936 (Scottish painter)

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Dates

  • Existence: 1856 - 1936

Biography

John Henry Lorimer was born to parents Hannah Stodart Lorimer (1835-1916) and James Lorimer (1818-1890) in 1856. He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy, University of Edinburgh, and Royal Scottish Academy. He travelled throughout Europe, including Spain, Italy and Algiers. John Henry, often nicknamed 'JH' by family members, was a successful artist whose paintings were featured at the Royal Scottish Academy and Royal Academy. His oil painting 'The Ordination of Elders in a Scottish Kirk' hangs at the National Gallery of Scotland. Many of his paintings portray the Lorimer family's summer home, Kellie Castle in Pittenweem, Fife.

John Henry Lorimer's siblings were: James Lorimer (1852-1898), Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer) (1854-1947), Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) (1857-1946), Caroline Louise Lorimer (1861-1946), and Robert Stodart Lorimer (1864-1929).

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Unsigned and incomplete letter (handwriting suggests JH Lorimer) to "My dear Deak", 16 May 1877

 Item
Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2483)
Scope and Contents

Unsigned and incomplete letter in English (handwriting suggests JH Lorimer) to "My dear Deak" on the subject of being in Toledo (Spain), dated 16 May 1877.

Dates: 16 May 1877
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters