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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 from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer), 21 May 1909

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

Letter in English from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer) on the subject of their mother's health and criticising his own art, dated 21 May 1909.

Dates: 21 May 1909
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer), 8 December 1932

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)
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Letter in English from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer) on the subject of his election as full member of the Old Watercolour Society, otherwise known as the Royal Watercolour Society, dated 8 December 1932.

Dates: 8 December 1932
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer), 13 January 1922

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)
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Letter in English from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer) on the subject of his visit to France, dated 13 January 1922.

Dates: 13 January 1922
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer), 20 December 1921

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

Letter in English from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer) on the subject of his resignation from the Royal Scottish Academy, dated 20 December 1921.

Dates: 20 December 1921
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer), 26 December 1928

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

Letter in English from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer) on the subject of his artworks in India, dated 26 December 1928.

Dates: 26 December 1928
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer), 17 November 1931

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

Letter in English from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer) on the subject of his opinions of artworks by Sir John Lavery and William Holman Hunt, dated 17 November 1931.

Dates: 17 November 1931
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer), 19 February 1932

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

Letter in English from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer) on the subject of Hew Lorimer's illness, dated 19 February 1932.

Dates: 19 February 1932
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer), 14 April 1932

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

Letter in English from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer) on the subject of his visit to London, the National Gallery, and his meeting with artist Henry Harris Brown, dated 14 April 1932.

Dates: 14 April 1932
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer), 31 May 1932

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

Letter in English from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer) on the subject of the 'Garden Open Day' at Kellie Castle and the death of a personal acquaintance, dated 31 May 1932.

Dates: 31 May 1932
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer), 3 August 1935

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

Letter in English from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer), dated 3 August 1935.

Dates: 3 August 1935
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters