Barbara Nasmyth

Barbara Nasmyth (15 April 1790 – 11 February 1870) was a Scottish painter and educator. She was a daughter and student of the painter Alexander Nasmyth.[1][2]

Works

She exhibited with:

the Royal Scottish Academy from 1830 to 1860
the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1843
the Royal Society of British Artists from 1854 to 1866
the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts from 1862 to 1866[2]

Following her father's death in 1840, she is said to have worked "with success and much respect" in London.[3]

References

Ewan, Elizabeth L; Innes, Sue; Reynolds, Sian; Pipes, Rose (2006). The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women. p. 280. ISBN 0748626603.
Gray, Sara (2009). The Dictionary of British Women Artists. p. 194. ISBN 0718830849.
Greer, Germaine (2001). The Obstacle Race: The Fortunes of Women Painters and Their Work. p. 19. ISBN 1860646778.

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[1] Ewan, Elizabeth L; Innes, Sue; Reynolds, Sian; Pipes, Rose (2006). The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women. p. 280. ISBN 0748626603.

[gray-2] Gray, Sara (2009). The Dictionary of British Women Artists. p. 194. ISBN 0718830849.

[3] Greer, Germaine (2001). The Obstacle Race: The Fortunes of Women Painters and Their Work. p. 19. ISBN 1860646778.