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Alexander Nasmyth (9 September 1758 – 10 April 1840) was a Scottish portrait and landscape painter, a pupil of Allan Ramsay. He also undertook several architectural commissions.

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Alexander Nasmyth

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Alexander Nasmyth (9 September 1758 – 10 April 1840) was a Scottish portrait and landscape painter, a pupil of Allan Ramsay. He also undertook several...

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Naismith

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Nasmith, Nasmyth, or Naysmith may refer to: Naismith's Rule, used in hiking Nasmyth telescope Primary enamel cuticle, also known as Nasmyth's membrane...

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James Nasmyth

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photography. Nasmyth was born at 47 York Place, Edinburgh where his father Alexander Nasmyth was a landscape and portrait painter. One of Alexander's hobbies...

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Robert Burns

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copyright to Creech for 100 guineas. For the edition, Creech commissioned Alexander Nasmyth to paint the oval bust-length portrait now in the Scottish National...

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Patrick Nasmyth

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Patrick Nasmyth, (7 January 1787 – 17 August 1831), was a Scottish landscape painter. He was the eldest son of the artist Alexander Nasmyth. Nasmyth was one...

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Pile driver

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Architectura. Also, several other prominent inventors—James Nasmyth (son of Alexander Nasmyth), who invented a steam-powered pile driver in 1845, watchmaker...

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List of Scottish artists

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1793–1851, sculptor Alexander Nasmyth (1758–1840), landscape painter Patrick Nasmyth (1787–1831), landscape painter, son of Alexander Jane Nasmyth (1788–1867)...

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Barbara Nasmyth

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artist Alexander Nasmyth. Her sisters Jane, Margaret, Elizabeth, Anne and Charlotte were all also artists. Her eldest brother Patrick Nasmyth was a fellow...

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Mary Somerville

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was allowed to attend the academy of painter Alexander Nasmyth, which had opened for ladies. When Nasmyth advised another student to study Euclid's Elements...

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Anne Nasmyth

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the centre of her extended Nasmyth family. Nasmyth was born on 13 November 1798 to Alexander and Barbara (née Foulis) Nasmyth in Princes Street in Edinburgh...

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Scottish art

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painting that focused on the Highlands, formulated by figures including Alexander Nasmyth. The Royal Scottish Academy of Art was created in 1826, and major...

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Edinburgh Castle

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official state papers. A century later, in 1286, on the death of King Alexander III, the throne of Scotland became vacant. Edward I of England was appointed...

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Royal Scottish Academy Building

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Loch. The construction works are depicted in an 1825 painting by Alexander Nasmyth, in which Playfair can be seen supervising the erection of the fluted...

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Princes Street

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2 – John Croall, famous coach-builder 3 – Very Rev John Drysdale 17 – Alexander Cowan's paper shop 38 - John Grieve, Lord Provost of Edinburgh 51 – Sir...

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Taymouth Castle

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completely transform the castle, using many architects, including Alexander Nasmyth. The main block of the old house was demolished, to be replaced from...

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List of British artists

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William Blake (1757–1827) – English poet, painter, and printmaker Alexander Nasmyth (1758–1840) – Scottish portrait and landscape painter Lemuel Francis...

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Tantallon Castle

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Duke of Albany, was warded at Tantallon. In 1429, another royal enemy, Alexander, Lord of the Isles, was held at Tantallon until his reconciliation with...

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Scottish art in the nineteenth century

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influential British artists of the century in a variety of forms. Alexander Nasmyth helped formulate the tradition of Scottish landscape painting, which...

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Rosneath House

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chose to employ his own architects to continue the project, and used Alexander Nasmyth in conjunction with Joseph Bonomi the Elder, which was further complicated...

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Scottish National Gallery

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several landscapes by Alexander Nasmyth, and several works by Sir Henry Raeburn — of particular note his portraits of Alexander Ranaldson Macdonell and...

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Nasmyth Bridge

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was designed by Scottish painter, architect, and landscape designer Alexander Nasmyth. The bridge was commissioned by Scottish Whig lawyer Henry Erskine...

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Culture of Scotland

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painting that focused on the Highlands, formulated by figures including Alexander Nasmyth. The Royal Scottish Academy of Art was created in 1826, and major...

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Kenmure Castle

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Alexander Nasmyth - Robert Burns...

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Jane Nasmyth

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landscape painter Alexander Nasmyth. Jane Nasmyth was born in Edinburgh on 29 March 1788 to Barbara Foulis and Alexander Nasmyth. Alexander Nasmyth and Barbara...

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