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James Nasmyth, The Cottages, Ightham Mote, Kent

James Nasmyth

British · 1808–1890 · Painter, Photographer

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  1. James Nasmyth, The Alchemist, oil on panelThe AlchemistBonhams · £2,168≈ $2,792≈ €2,497Sign up to see
  2. James Nasmyth, Back of Hand and Shrivelled Apple, 1874, Two Woodburytypes from The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite (New York: Scribner and Welford, 1885, third edition)Back of Hand and Shrivelled ApplePhillips · $2,268≈ £1,668≈ €1,962Sign up to see
  3. James Nasmyth, Untitled, oil on canvas 39 x 64cmUntitledSworders · £850≈ $1,145≈ €1,012Sign up to see

James Nasmyth’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Scottish mechanical engineer and inventor (1808–1890)

Born 1808, EdinburghDied 1890, LondonOccupation Painter, PhotographerWikidata Q240633 ↗ULAN 500001679 ↗Museum works 10

Also known as James Hall Nasmyth, James Nasmith, Nasmyth, James Hall, Nesmit, Dzheims

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

James Nasmyth, The Cottages, Ightham Mote, Kent
The Cottages, Ightham Mote, Kent1860
National Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Trust
James Nasmyth, The Cavalier - after Meissonier
The Cavalier - after Meissonier1826
Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museum…
James Nasmyth, James Nasmyth
James Nasmyth1884
Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museum…
James Nasmyth, An alchemist in his laboratory.
An alchemist in his laboratory.
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC BY 4.0 · James Nasmyth, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
James Nasmyth, Sunspot
Sunspot1860
Science Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Science Museum
James Nasmyth, Solar Spot
Solar Spot1864
Science Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Science Museum
James Nasmyth, A View in Surrey
A View in Surrey1868
Salford Museum and Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Salford Museum and Art Gallery
James Nasmyth, A Steam Hammer at Work
A Steam Hammer at Work1871
Science Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Science Museum
James Nasmyth, The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite
The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite1874 · bound volume of Woodburytypes
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon and Patrons…
James Nasmyth, Copernicus
Copernicus1867 · Black and white chalk, graphite, touches of blue pencil, with scale in pen and brown ink, on gray wove paper with blue fibers, squared in graphite
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Margaret Day Blake and Harold Joachim Endowments — …

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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