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Archibald Thorburn Art

Scottish, 1860-1935
Archibald Thorburn was born in Lasswade near Edinburgh on 31st May 1860 and was destined to become Britain’s, and some would say the world’s, greatest wildlife artist of all time. Even by the age of 30 in 1890 he was regarded as the best to have been seen in Britain, and that reputation has remained intact and unchallenged ever since. He was the fifth son of Robert Thorburn (1818-1885) the leading miniaturist painter of the day and a great favourite of Queen Victoria, and the young Archibald received much of his early training from his father, whose insistence upon anatomical accuracy and careful attention to detail was to stand the young man in good stead throughout his life. Even as a child Thorburn had shown exceptional artistic talent and by the age of 12 was already producing some exquisite little watercolours and pen and ink drawings that heralded much promise for the future.
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Artist: Archibald Thorburn
WILDFLOWERS
WILDFLOWERS

WILDFLOWERS

By Archibald Thorburn

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A beautifully detailed watercolour and gouache study of wildflowers. Archibald Thorburn was born at Viewfield House in Lasswade near Edinburgh on 31 May 1860. He was the fifth son o...

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