Linn Spout, Dalry
Horatio McCulloch was born in Glasgow, the son of a reasonably
successful cotton manufacturer. He received lessons in
painting from the landscape painter John Knox and his first job was
painting snuff boxes for the firm Messrs Smith in
Mauchline.
His next job was in Edinburgh at W. H. Lizars
Printworks adding watercolour washes to prints.
Whilst living in Edinburgh he associated with the Rev. John
Thomson the landscape painter and friend of Sir Walter
Scott. These two were influential on McCulloch, giving him a
feel for the wild romance of Scotland's landscape and its
historical associations.
He eventually returned to Glasgow to live and from there made
trips to the Highlands and Islands. The paintings he brought
back from these trips were very popular among a middle class living
in an increasingly urbanised Scotland.
Object no :
RI_DI_0053974
Collection :
Creator :
Horatio McCulloch (1805 - 1867)
Place of Production :
NA
Dimensions :
590 x 770mm
Materials :
oil on canvas
Location :
NA
Accession number :
FA/A139
Copyright :
East Ayrshire Council