Tag: Scots

Illustrations for children from the far side of where the fairies live. Born in Scotland, Jessie Marion King lived from 1875 to 1949 but her charming ladies with their flower halos live forever.

"The Woodland."
“The Woodland.” Pastels with silver and gold. via https://www.taringa.net/+arte/jessie-marion-king-ilustraciones_zku7z.
"Love's Golden Dream."
“Love’s Golden Dream.” Pastel with silver and gold. via http://vengodelaverno.blogspot.com/2012/05/jessie-marion-king.html.
"Butterflies all Blue."
“Butterflies all Blue.” Pastel with silver and gold. via https://www.taringa.net/+arte/jessie-marion-king-ilustraciones_zku7z
"The Sea Voices."
“The Sea Voices.” Pastel with gold and silver. via http://vengodelaverno.blogspot.com/2012/05/jessie-marion-king.html
"Pray for a Nest."
“Pray for a Nest.” Pastel with gold and silver. via http://artpassions.net/cgi-bin/king.pl?img=songofanest.jpg&artist=king

Artwork in the public domain because it was first published outside the United States prior to January 1, 1923. Images taken from “Seven Happy Days”, a special 1913 special Christmas supplement that the artist did for “The Studio Magazine, which was issued in loose paper wrappers. This is a small sampling. There are many more grand images that you can find via the various blog links. Enjoy!

 

 

Landscapes of Scottish places by Pre Raphaelite hopeful William Bell Scott (1811-1890). Friend to some of its leading lights . . . .settling for painting these instead . . .lacked that dreamscape and glitter touch on the canvas I guess. . .

"Ailsa Craig." 1860.
“Ailsa Craig.” 1860. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Yale Center for British Art. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Bell_Scott_-_Ailsa_Craig_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg.
"Dawn over the Sea." Undated.
“Dawn over the Sea.” Undated. Location unknown. via https://www.oceansbridge.com/shop/artists/s/sci-seg/scott-william-bell/dawn-over-the-sea.
Gloaming_BellScott
“The Gloaming” (A Manse garden in Berwickshire). ca. 1860. Location not known via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gloaming_BellScott.jpg.

All works in the public domain due to age.