Jemima Blackburn
Jemima Blackburn (born May 1, 1823 in Edinburgh as Jemima Wedderburn , † 1909 on Roshven Estate ) was a Scottish painter and in the Victorian era one of the leading illustrators , especially for ornithological subjects . Her watercolors depict many daily family scenes in the late 19th century in the Scottish Highlands as well as scenes from children's fantasy fables.
Life
Jemima Wedderburn was the youngest daughter of Rt. Hon. James Wedderburn (1782-1822), Solicitor General for Scotland, and his wife Isabella Clerk of Penicuik (1790-1865), daughter of Sir James Clerk of Penicuik and Janet Irving. She received her first drawing lessons from the painters John Ruskin and Sir Edwin Landseer , who praised their great talent for drawing. In 1849, Jemima Wedderburn married her childhood friend Hugh Blackburn († 1911), Professor of Mathematics at the University of Glasgow, in Edinburgh .
Jemima Blackburn made the acquaintance of the most famous figures of the century, including John Ruskin , Sir John Everett Millais , Anthony Trollope , John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll , Louise, Duchess of Argyll , Charles Darwin and Benjamin Disraeli .
Worth mentioning
- James Clerk Maxwell , a first cousin of Jemima Blackburn, developed a set of equations ( Maxwell's equations ) that form the foundations of electricity and magnetism .
- Charles Darwin referred to Mrs. Blackburn's observations in his sixth edition on The Origin of Species .
Primary literature
- 1868 Birds from Nature
- 1871 The Pipits
Secondary literature
- Robert Fairley and Jemima Blackburn: Jemima: The Paintings and Memoirs of a Victorian Lady , Canongate Books Ltd, 1998, ISBN 0-8642-1818-4
- Robert Fairley: Blackburn's Birds. Canongate Books Ltd, 1993, ISBN 0-8624-1436-9
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blackburn, Jemima |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wedderburn, Jemima (maiden name); Blackburn, Jemima Wedderburn |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish painter and illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1823 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Edinburgh |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1909 |
| Place of death | on Roshven Estate |