CHANDLER, John Westbrooke - b. 1764 Edinburgh, d. ~1804 Edinburgh - WGA

CHANDLER, John Westbrooke

(b. 1764 Edinburgh, d. ~1804 Edinburgh)

Scottish painter, natural son of George, 2nd Earl of Warwick (1746-1816). He was a poet and a portrait painter. He wrote a ballad and worked in London and Aberdeen before moving to Edinburgh, where he became mentally ill and died in an institution.

Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Dalrymple
Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Dalrymple by

Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Dalrymple

The subject of this signed and dated painting is Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Dalrymple (1766-1848), who became the first Sir R.D. Horn-Elphinstone Bt in 1828.

Four Children at Play as Macbeth and the Three Witches
Four Children at Play as Macbeth and the Three Witches by

Four Children at Play as Macbeth and the Three Witches

This painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy, London in 1787.

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