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James Nasmyth, The Cottages, Ightham Mote, Kent

James Nasmyth

British · 1808–1890 · Painter, Photographer

James Hall Nasmyth was a Scottish engineer, philosopher, artist and inventor famous for his development of the steam hammer. He was the co-founder of Nasmyth, Gaskell and… (Wikipedia)

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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).

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James Nasmyth, River landscape with thatched cowshed and a windmill in the distance, oil on canvas
River landscape with thatched cowshed and a windmill in the distance
Bonhams · Sep 17, 2025
£768Sign up free to see
James Nasmyth, Untitled, oil on canvas 39 x 64cm
Untitled
Sworders · May 28, 2025
£850Sign up free to see
James Nasmyth, John Simmons feeding his pigs, oil on metal
John Simmons feeding his pigs
Toovey's · Nov 27, 2024
£380Sign up free to see
James Nasmyth, PENSHURST - JULY 18TH, 1869, oil on board
PENSHURST - JULY 18TH, 1869
Lyon & Turnbull · Feb 13, 2024
£454Sign up free to see
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 Apple, 1874
Phillips · Oct 7, 2021
$2,268Sign up free to see
James Nasmyth, The Alchemist, oil on panel
The Alchemist
Bonhams · May 15, 2019
£2,168Sign up free to see
James Nasmyth, Blackford Hill, near Edinburgh, oil on panel
Blackford Hill, near Edinburgh
Toovey's · Sep 7, 2016
£220Sign up free to see

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 — …

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