My artist ancestors, all of whom are Scottish, include Thomas Weir Stuart Burnett, James Thwaite Irving, Thomas Irving, and Anna Winnifred Stuart Burnett Munro.
Thomas Weir Stuart Burnett 1853-1888
My Great-Grandfather, Thomas Weir Stuart Burnett, or TSB as he was often known, was an accomplished and prolific Scottish sculptor.
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| Head of an Infant Marble bust by Thomas Stuart Burnett. ART UK CC BY-NC 4.0 image by Glasgow Life Museums |
The life and works of Thomas Weir Stuart Burnett (T.S.B.) can be found here.
James Thwaite Irving 1858-1924
My Great-Granduncle, James Thwaite Irving, was a Scottish artist who joined the Barbizon School in France. His impressionist artist friends included the Canadian, William Blair Bruce.
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| The Apple Harvest, Barbizon Oil on canvas, 35 x 70 inches, signed James Irving and dated 1882, inscribed verso. Photograph © The Maas Gallery. |
The life and works of James Thwaite Irving can be found here.
Thomas Irving 1857-1918
A brother of the Scottish artist James Thwaite Irving, my Great-Granduncle, Thomas Irving, was not only a gifted violinist, but also a fine watercolour artist. He painted Scottish and Canadian landscapes at the end of the 19th century.
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| Untitled (Fishing Village) Watercolour, signed T.I. and dated Sept ... (illegible). Private Collection (W). |
Some of the works of Thomas Irving can be found here.
Anna Winnifred Munro (née Stuart Burnett) 1884-1978
My grandmother, Anna Winnifred Stuart Burnett Munro was one of the three daughters of the Scottish sculptor Thomas Stuart Burnett (T.S.B.). "Winnie" trained at the Edinburgh College of Art and was a talented artist. I was lucky to know her and benefit from her kind tuition!
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| Untitled (Young lady in Victorian dress) Watercolour, 36 x 27 cm, unsigned and undated. Private Collection (W). |
The life and works of Anna Winnifred Stuart Burnett Munro can be found here.
