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John Pettie

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WA-00070445

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WikidataQ3182289

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1 cross-verified · 5 single-source

Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
Birth yearWikidata· 92%
Death yearWikidata· 92%
NationalityWikidata· 92%
Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
BiographyWikipedia· 88%

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Tatehttps://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/john-pettie-421
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred95%
Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.69.52
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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John Pettie was a Scottish painter from Edinburgh who spent most of his career in London. He became a member of the Royal Academy in 1866 and a full academician in 1874.

Source: Tate · Trust score: 95% · Updated 1mo ago

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TateCity of Westminster

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Artworks (19)

Bonnie Prince Charlie Entering the Ballroom at Holyroodhouse

1892 · oil paint

Sir David Murray, 1849 - 1933. Artist

1890 · oil paint

Sir (Henry) Rider Haggard

1889 · oil paint

James Campbell Noble, 1846 - 1913. Artist

support: 1158 x 1703 x 33 mm

Tate

William Waddell

1883 · oil paint

Two Strings To Her Bow

1882

Portrait of the Artist

1882 · Oil paint on board

support: 305 x 244 mm frame: 535 x 476 x 55 mm

Tate

Who Goes?

1881 · oil paint

Mrs Bossom, the artist's mother

1870 · oil paint

Sir William Quiller Orchardson, 1832 - 1910. Artist

George Paul Chalmers, 1836 - 1878. Artist

1862 · oil paint

Character Sketch - John Pettie

paper

Tussle For The Keg

oil paint

George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, 1823 - 1900. Statesman

oil paint

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oil paint

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19 published of 19 catalogued · 19 with image

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2 published2 img

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51 entries · 2 sources

The Vigil
1884 · Tate · 6 prov
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Bonnie Prince Charlie Entering the Ballroom at Holyroodhouse
1892 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Sir David Murray, 1849 - 1933. Artist
1890 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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James Campbell Noble, 1846 - 1913. Artist
1889 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Sir (Henry) Rider Haggard
1889 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Bret Harte
1884 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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William Waddell
1883 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Portrait of the Artist
1882 · Tate · 5 prov
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Who Goes?
1881 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Sir William Quiller Orchardson, 1832 - 1910. Artist
1870 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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City of Westminster, United Kingdom

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Edinburgh College of Art

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