John Irvine b. 1805

  • Artist (Painter)
As a painter and portraitist, John Irvine made a name for himself in Scotland as well as Adelaide and Dunedin. Actively involved in art societies, his portraits showed a romantic flair, while those of women and children were considered among his best.

Citations

  • (17 February 1866), '(Letter, John Irvine to RSA)’.

  • (17 February 1885), '(Last Will and Testament of John Irvine)’.

  • 'Annual Report of Births and Baptisms for the Parish of Lerwick’.

  • Benezit, E., 'Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs’, Paris, France, 8 volumes, 1948-55.

  • Benko, N. (1969), 'Art and Artists of South Australia’, Adelaide, SA.

  • Gordon, E. (1976), 'The Royal Scottish Academy 1826-1976’, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

  • Graves, A. (1905), 'The Royal Academy of Arts’, London, England, UK (reprint, Bath 1970).

  • Hutchison, S.C. (1962), 'The Royal Academy schools 1768-1830’, Glasgow, Scotland, UK : The Walpole Society, Volume 38.

  • Ormond, R. (1973), 'Early Victorian Portraits’, London, England UK : National Portrait Gallery.

  • Wilson, S.C. & Borrow, K.T. (1973), 'The Bridge over the Ocean’, Adelaide, SA.

  • (1948), 'John Irvine: A Shetland artist’, in New Shetlander, no. 10, May-June 1948.

  • (1979), 'Spring and Autumn Exhibition’, Melbourne, Vic : Joseph Brown catalogue.

  • (24 November 1863), 'Daily Telegraph’, Dunedin, NZ.

  • (25 June 1888), Otago Daily Times.

  • Furniss, K. (1990), 'Portraiture in Otago, 1863-1900’, University of Otago, Otago, NZ : Doctor of philosophy (PhD) thesis.

  • '(Minutes 1876-88)’, Otago, NZ : Otago Art Society.

  • Information sourced from Lennon, J.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870