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), 5 July 1916
Letter in English from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer) on the subject of investment arrangements after his mother's, Hannah Stodart's, death, dated 5 July 1916.
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer), 31 December 1882
Letter in English from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer) on the subject of her visit to Georgetown to see Janet Alice and Sir David Chalmers, dated 31 December 1882.
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer), 18 June 1884
Letter in English from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer) on the subject of a portrait of Victor Hugo by Léon Bonnat, dated 18 June 1884.
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels Lorimer, 1882
Letter in English from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Cassels Lorimer on the subject of family news and recent artworks, dated 1882.
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Stodart, 9 March 1883
Letter in English from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Stodart on the subject of his art studio, dated 9 March 1883.
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Stodart Lorimer, c 1897
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Stodart Lorimer on the subject of the critiques of John Henry Lorimer's painting given by artists and critics at the Royal Academy dated c. 1897.
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Stodart Lorimer, 14 March 1880
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Stodart Lorimer on the subject of his time in Rome such as calling at the home of family friends and visiting St Peter's, Raphael's, the paintings in the Vatican, and the Sistine chapel dated 14 March 1880.
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Stodart Lorimer, c 1897
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Stodart Lorimer on the subject of the death of Dr. Iohm, John Henry's cold, the weather in London and Scotland, and John Henry's upcoming paintings dated c. 1897.
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Stodart Lorimer, c 1897
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Stodart Lorimer on the subject of the death of Dr. I and John Henry's affairs in London dated c.1897.
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Stodart Lorimer, c 1897
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Hannah Stodart Lorimer on the subject of the death of the Laird of Drum dated c. 1897