The Wayfarers
Oil Painting
1870 (painted)
1870 (painted)
| Artist/Maker |
Thomas Alexander Ferguson Graham (1840-1906) was born in Kirkwall, Orkney but moved to Edinburgh after the death of his father. In January 1855 he enrolled as a student at the Trustees' Academy where he was a pupil of Robert Scott Lauder (1803-1869). Fellow students under Lauder included William McTaggart, William Quiller Orchardson, John Pettie, and George Paul Chalmers.
From the age of twenty Graham undertook a series of trips abroad, often in the company of those he had studied with at the Trustee’s Academy. However, in contrast to the more historicist genre work produced by his friends, Graham deliberately chose modern subjects for his paintings. This painting is a good example of the intimate nature of Graham's work, created by a relatively small scale, showing attention to detail and using subtle gradations of light and shade.
Graham first exhibited at the Scottish Academy in 1859 and continued to do so regularly from 1867. In 1883 he was elected an honorary member of the Royal Scottish Academy. He also showed at the British Institution and the Royal Academy after he settled in London in 1863.
From the age of twenty Graham undertook a series of trips abroad, often in the company of those he had studied with at the Trustee’s Academy. However, in contrast to the more historicist genre work produced by his friends, Graham deliberately chose modern subjects for his paintings. This painting is a good example of the intimate nature of Graham's work, created by a relatively small scale, showing attention to detail and using subtle gradations of light and shade.
Graham first exhibited at the Scottish Academy in 1859 and continued to do so regularly from 1867. In 1883 he was elected an honorary member of the Royal Scottish Academy. He also showed at the British Institution and the Royal Academy after he settled in London in 1863.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Wayfarers |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil painting on canvas, 'The Wayfarers', Thomas Alexander Ferguson Graham, 1870 |
| Physical description | A man and a woman seated at the base of a bank in a wooded landscape. The woman cradles a baby in a white blanket and looks down toward its face which is turned into her chest. The man sits with his legs crossed and holds a violin in his hands whihc he seems to be playing by plucking. At the hem of the woman's dress is a bonnet lying on the floor. To the woman's left is a bundle of possessions. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | J F Graham [18]70 (signed and dated) |
| Credit line | Given by James Orrock |
| Object history | Given by James Orrock, 1900 |
| Summary | Thomas Alexander Ferguson Graham (1840-1906) was born in Kirkwall, Orkney but moved to Edinburgh after the death of his father. In January 1855 he enrolled as a student at the Trustees' Academy where he was a pupil of Robert Scott Lauder (1803-1869). Fellow students under Lauder included William McTaggart, William Quiller Orchardson, John Pettie, and George Paul Chalmers. From the age of twenty Graham undertook a series of trips abroad, often in the company of those he had studied with at the Trustee’s Academy. However, in contrast to the more historicist genre work produced by his friends, Graham deliberately chose modern subjects for his paintings. This painting is a good example of the intimate nature of Graham's work, created by a relatively small scale, showing attention to detail and using subtle gradations of light and shade. Graham first exhibited at the Scottish Academy in 1859 and continued to do so regularly from 1867. In 1883 he was elected an honorary member of the Royal Scottish Academy. He also showed at the British Institution and the Royal Academy after he settled in London in 1863. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 15-1900 |
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| Record created | February 16, 2006 |
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