Barbara Nasmyth

Barbara Nasmyth (15 April 1790 – 11 February 1870) was a Scottish oil and watercolour painter and educator.[1]

Early life
York Place, Edinburgh 1820

Barbara Nasmyth was the daughter of the artist Alexander Nasmyth.[2][3] Her sisters Jane, Margaret, Elizabeth, Anne and Charlotte were all also artists. Her eldest brother Patrick Nasmyth was a fellow landscapist, and her brother James Nasmyth, was the inventor of the steam hammer.

After the death of her father in 1840, Nasmyth moved to Patricroft, near Manchester, closer to her brother James.[1] Ten years later, in 1850, she moved to London.[1]

Works

Nasmyth was particularly known for her proficient handling of woodland scenery utilising oil and watercolour.[1] Her works often depicted scenes of the Lake District; or Edinburgh and its surrounding area. Her style was similar to that of her father who she studied with at their home, and at his art school, in York Place, Edinburgh.[4]

She exhibited with:

Following her father's death in 1840, she is said to have worked "with success and much respect" in London.[5]

Teaching

Barbara Nasmyth taught at York Place School.[1]

References
  1. McEwan, Peter J M (2004). Dictionary of Scottish Art & Architecture. Glengarden Press. p. 413. ISBN 0-9547552-1-9.
  2. Ewan, Elizabeth L; Innes, Sue; Reynolds, Sian; Pipes, Rose (2006). The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women. p. 280. ISBN 0748626603.
  3. Gray, Sara (2009). The Dictionary of British Women Artists. Lutterworth Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-0718830847.
  4. Halsby, Julian (1989). Scottish watercolours 1740-1940. London: Batsford. p. 276. ISBN 0-7134-1869-9. OCLC 19267078.
  5. Greer, Germaine (2001). The Obstacle Race: The Fortunes of Women Painters and Their Work. I. B. Tauris. p. 19. ISBN 1860646778.
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