Sir John Watson Gordon

Scottish · 1788–1864 · Painter

Sir John Watson Gordon was a Scottish portrait painter and president of the Royal Scottish Academy. (Wikipedia)

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Sir John Watson Gordon was a Scottish portrait painter and president of the Royal Scottish Academy.

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Born 1788, Edinburgh, ScotlandDied 1864Occupation PainterWikidata Q6263246 ↗ULAN 500010419 ↗Museum works 9

Also known as John, II Watson, John Watson Gordon, Sir John Watson

Works in museum collections

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

Sir John Watson Gordon, Major General Sir Edward Bruce Hamley (1824–1893), KCB, KCMG, RA, Commandant, Staff College (1870–1877) — **Major General Sir Edward Bruce Hamley (1824–1893), KCB, KCMG, RA, Commandant, Staff College (1870–1877)**1855
Defence Academy of the United Kingdom ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Defence Academy of the United Kingdom

Sir John Watson Gordon, John Inglis (1810–1891) — **John Inglis (1810–1891)**1854
University of Edinburgh Art Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — University of Edinburgh Art Collection

Sir John Watson Gordon, Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton (1811–1864), 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne — **Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton (1811–1864), 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne**1855
University of Nottingham ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — University of Nottingham

Sir John Watson Gordon, Sir James Young Simpson (1811–1870) — **Sir James Young Simpson (1811–1870)**1860
University of Edinburgh Art Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — University of Edinburgh Art Collection

Sir John Watson Gordon, Sir William Brown (1784–1864) — **Sir William Brown (1784–1864)**1857
Walker Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Walker Art Gallery

Sir John Watson Gordon, James Frederick Ferrier (1808–1864) — **James Frederick Ferrier (1808–1864)**1863
Wardlaw Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Wardlaw Museum

Sir John Watson Gordon, Henry Philpott (d.1892), Master (1845–1861) — **Henry Philpott (d.1892), Master (1845–1861)**1859
St Catharine's College ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — St Catharine's College

Sir John Watson Gordon, HRH Edward, Prince of Wales (1841–1910) — **HRH Edward, Prince of Wales (1841–1910)**1859
University of Edinburgh Art Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — University of Edinburgh Art Collection

Sir John Watson Gordon, Weeping Queen — **Weeping Queen**n.d. · Brush and brown wash, with graphite, on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Artist record compiled from: Smithsonian Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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