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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
Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) - 1923 Lithograph, Pair Of Snipe
Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) - 1923 Lithograph, Pair Of Snipe

Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) - 1923 Lithograph, Pair Of Snipe

By Archibald Thorburn

Located in Corsham, GB

A charming chromolithograph by the renowned ornithological artist, Archibald Thorburn. The lithograph shows a pair of Snipe feeding on the muddy banks of a river. The artist has sign...

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