George Harvey (painter)

Sir George Harvey ( born 1 February 1806 St Ninian's (now Stirling ); † January 22, 1876 in Edinburgh) was a Scottish painter.

At 18, Harvey was 1824 students of the Trustee 's Academy in Edinburgh and has already been successful debut two years later with his painting " The Village School " at an exhibition seinber with teachers. In the same year he was invited by the founders of the Royal Scottish Academy, to join them.

1829 appointed the RSA Harvey Fellow and 1867 he was knighted by Queen Victoria. George Harvey died a week before his 70th birthday on January 22, 1876 in Edinburgh.

Reception

In Harvey's early works rather dominate themes of the genre painting; Images that show an observation of human nature, pleasing composition and a warm color. Only in his late works, Harvey turned more to the mannerism. In the last ten years of his life he increasingly devoted himself to landscape painting and found his themes mostly on the scenic west coast of Scotland. It is worth noting in Harvey's artistic creation also his great cycle from the 17th century history of his homeland; including, inter alia, the painting " Sermon of the Covenanters ", which was created in 1830.

Works (selection)

• The first reading of the Bible in the crypt of St. Paul's Church,
• The consultation ( 1828 )
• The battle of Drumclog (1836 ),
• The village schoolmaster (1837 ),
• A funeral in the Highlands (1844 )
• The game on the ice,
• Children playing in the churchyard of the Grey Friars in Edinburgh,
• John Bunyan and his blind daughter,