Barbara Nasmyth

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

Early life[edit]

Barbara Nasmyth was the daughter of the artistAlexander Nasmyth.^[2]^[3]Her sistersJane,Margaret,Elizabeth,AnneandCharlottewere all also artists. Her eldest brotherPatrick Nasmythwas a fellow landscapist, and her brotherJames Nasmyth,was the inventor of thesteam 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[edit]

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:

theRoyal Scottish Academyfrom 1830 to 1860
theRoyal Hibernian Academyin 1843
theRoyal Society of British Artistsfrom 1854 to 1866
theRoyal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Artsfrom 1862 to 1866^[3]

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

Teaching[edit]

Barbara Nasmyth taught at York Place School.^[1]

References[edit]

^^a ^b ^c ^d ^eMcEwan, Peter J M (2004).Dictionary of Scottish Art & Architecture.Glengarden Press. p. 413.ISBN 0-9547552-1-9.
^Ewan, Elizabeth L; Innes, Sue; Reynolds, Sian; Pipes, Rose (2006).The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women.p. 280.ISBN 0748626603.
^^a ^bGray, Sara (2009).The Dictionary of British Women Artists.Lutterworth Press. p. 194.ISBN 978-0718830847.
^Halsby, Julian (1989).Scottish watercolours 1740-1940.London: Batsford. p. 276.ISBN 0-7134-1869-9.OCLC 19267078.
^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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[:0-1] 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.

[gray-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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