Lorimer, John Henry, 1856-1936 (Scottish painter)
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), c 1914
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels Im Thurn (née lorimer) on the subject of his affairs and acquaintances around Fife dated c. 1914.
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels Im Thurn (née Lorimer), 14 March 1880
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels Im Thurn (née Lorimer) on his trip to Rome including hearing the Pope's choir in St Peter's and the paintings he has seen dated 14 March 1880.
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels Im Thurn (née Lorimer), c 1897
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels Im Thurn (née Lorimer) on the subject of their sister and brother-in-law Janet Alice Chalmers and Sir David Chalmers, and Kellie Castle, dated c. 1897.
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels Im Thurn (née Lorimer), 31 December 1905
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels Im Thurn (née Lorimer) on the subject of John Henry Lorimer getting a small cottage in which to paint, a well received painting of his, family updates from the Christmas season, and the letter is dated new years eve, c. 1905.
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels Im Thurn (née lorimer), 01 June 1902
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels Im Thurn (née lorimer) on the subject of John Henry selling paintings to a dealer and his recent days at Kellie castle dated Sunday, June 1 c. 1902.
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels Im Thurn (née Lorimer), c 1897
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels Im Thurn (née Lorimer) on the subject of John Henry's Royal Society of Arts meetings and updates about visiting with their acquaintances dated c. 1897.
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels Im Thurn ( Née Lorimer), c 1897
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels Im Thurn (née Lorimer) on the subject of his travels to Oxford and being hosted by Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) and Sir David Chalmers for tea dated c.1897.
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer), 12 February 1908
Letter in English from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer) on the subject of a family death and a recent exhibition, dated 12 February 1908.
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer), 9 March 1915
Letter in English from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer) on the subject of his visit to Glasgow and selling art, dated 9 March 1915.
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer), 29 June 1916
Letter in English from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer) on the subject of arrangements for artworks, dated 19 June 1916.