Lockhart, John Gibson, c 1843-1847
Scope and Contents
Portrait of John Gibson Lockhart. Caption: "John Gibson Lockhart 1794-1854. (Scott's biographer)".
Dates
- Creation: c 1843-1847
Creator
- From the Collection: Hill, David Octavius, 1802-1870 (Painter and Photographer) (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Adamson, Robert, 1821-1848 (Photographer and Engineer) (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Elliot, Andrew, 1830-1922 ("Senior"; bookseller and publisher) (Compiler, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Biographical / Historical
From a typed note pasted on the page: "Lockhart, John Gibson (1794-1854), biographer of Scott; educated at the high school and university of Glasgow, and Balliol College, Oxford; advocate, 1816; began to contribute to 'Blackwood's Magazine,' 1817; met Sir Walter Scott, 1818; published 'Peter's Letters to his Kinsfolk,' a description of Edinburgh society, 1819; married Scott's daughter Sophia, 1820; edited the 'Quarterly Review,' 1825-53; published his 'Life of Burns,' 1828; published his famous 'Life of Scott,' 1838; wrote several novels, the most notable being 'Some Passages in the Life of Adam Blair,' 1822; edited Motteux's 'Don Quixote,' 1822; translated 'Ancient Spanish Ballards,' 1823".
Full Extent
1 photograph
Physical Location
Volume IV, p. 306
General
LUNA Work Record ID: 0011920
Subject
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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