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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).

Found in 140 Collections and/or Records:

Letter and poem from "W Martley" to J Lorimer, 21 May 1907

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

Letter and Poem in English from "W Martley" to J Lorimer on the subject of the picture they received giving them much pleasure. The poem is titled "Stella Maris", dated 21 may 1907.

Dates: 21 May 1907
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from Anne Churely to Caroline Louise Lorimer, 5 November 1936

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)
Scope and Contents

Letter from Anne Churely to Caroline Louise Lorimer on the subject of the death of John Henry Lorimer dated 5 November 1936.

Dates: 5 November 1936
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from [...]as. a. Paterson to Caroline Louise Lorimer, 28 November 1936

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)
Scope and Contents

Letter from [...] as. a. Paterson to Caroline Louise Lorimer on the subject of the death of John Henry Lorimer dated 28 November 1936.

Dates: 28 November 1936
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from Gillespie & Paterson, to "Miss Chalmers", 12 November 1937

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)
Scope and Contents

Letter in English from Gillespie & Paterson, W.S. [lawyers] to "Miss Chalmers" [Janet Alice Chalmers, or possibly one of her daughters] on the subject of John Henry Lorimer's estate dated 12 November 1937.

Dates: 12 November 1937
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from "Grannie" (Hannah Stodart) to "Dearly Beloved Polly" (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer)), 22 May 1892

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

Letter in English from "Grannie" (Hannah Stodart) to "Polly" (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer)) on the subject of Janet Alice looking for a new house, Hannah Stodart traveling to London then Paris with "JH" (John Henry Lorimer), and Janet Alice visiting Kellie and the Highlands "just at the height of the tourist season", dated 22 May 1892.

Dates: 22 May 1892
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from Hannah Cassels Im Thurn (née Lorimer) to "Perez", 1936

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)
Scope and Contents

Letter in French from Hannah Cassels Im Thurn (née Lorimer) to "Perez" on the subject of the death of their brother, John Henry Lorimer dated 19th hour, 1936.

Dates: 1936
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer) to W Gould, 16 February 1937

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)
Scope and Contents

Letter in English from Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer) to W Gould on the subject of John Henry Lorimer's death and will, dated 16 February 1937.

Dates: 16 February 1937
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from Hannah Cassels Im thurn to Hannah Stodart Lorimer, c 1887

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)
Scope and Contents

Letter in English from Hannah Cassels Im Thurn (neé Lorimer) to Hannah Stodart Lorimer on the subject of sad family news and John Henry's paintings dated c. 1887.

Dates: c 1887
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from Hannah Stodart Lorimer to Caroline Louise Lorimer, c 1886

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)
Scope and Contents

Letter from Hannah Cassels Lorimer to Caroline Louise Lorimer on the subject of John Henry Lorimer's pictures and family updates dated c. 1886.

Dates: c 1886
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from Hannah Stodart Lorimer to "Dearest", c 1894

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)
Scope and Contents

Letter from Hannah Stodart Lorimer to "Dearest" on the subject of a previous letter and a portrait by John Henry Lorimer dated c. 1894.

Dates: c 1894
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters