26th Mar, 2025 13:00
British & International Pictures
GEORGE OGILVY REID RSA (SCOTTISH 1851 - 1928)
TAVERN SCENE
oil on canvas, signed, titled indistinctly verso
framed
image size 41cm x 56cm, overall size 67cm x 82cm
Partial handwritten label verso.
Note: Reid was born in Leith and worked as an engraver before studying at the Trustee's Academy in Edinburgh. He was primarily a painter of Scottish genre and historical scenes in the manner of Orchardson and Pettie, but he also painted portraits and landscapes. In 1891 Queen Victoria commissioned him to paint a commemorative picture of the christening of one of her grandsons at Balmoral. He lived in Edinburgh and was a member of the Royal Scottish Academy, where he was a regular exhibitor.
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