John Oliphant Explained

John Oliphant (died 1905) was a Scottish portrait painter, working in the 19th century.

Life

In the 1830s he is listed as operating from a studio at 14 Waterloo Place, at the east end of Princes Street in Edinburgh.^[1] His most productive period seems to have been 1830 to 1860.

From 1897 to 1898 Oliphant served as a member of the ruling council of the Cockburn Association, Edinburgh's influential conservation organisation that was founded in 1875.^[2]

Oliphant was brother to the stained glass artist Francis Wilson Oliphant. He was first cousin of and brother-in-law to Margaret Oliphant, the author. He died in 1905, probably in Edinburgh.

Known works

• Portrait of a Lady and her Daughter (1839)
• William Wailes stained glass artist (1845), Shipley Art Gallery^[3]
• Portrait of a Young Boy (1846)
• Cottages by a Shack (1847)^[4]
• Portrait of Lt Joseph Egerton Cockburn RN (c.1868)^[5]
• Portrait of two Children gathering Wild Flowers
• Portrait of a Lady seated at a table
• Gentleman and Son seated by a window.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Edinburgh Post Office annual directory, 1832-1833. National Library of Scotland. 2015-06-03.
2. Web site: Historic Cockburn Association Office-Bearers.
3. Web site: your paintings. Art UK. 2015-06-03.
4. Web site: artist john Oliphant. artnet.com. 2015-06-03.
5. Web site: john oliphant art prices. blouinartinfo.com. 2015-06-03.