Mary Georgina Wade Wilson Explained

Mary Georgina Wade Wilson (12 September 1856 – 1939) was a Scottish artist known for her watercolor and pastel paintings.^[1]

Wilson grew up on the Bantaskine Estate in Falkirk before training in Edinburgh and Paris. She illustrated gardening books and her work includes also illustrations of gardens and the landscaped grounds of the Bantaskine estate were often a subject of her paintings.^{[2] [3]} The Falkirk Museum has an image of her as a child while the Falkirk Community Trust Museum & Archives Collections holds one of her works.^{[4] [5]}

Further reading

• The Dictionary of Scottish Painters 1600 to the Present (1990) by Paul Harris & Julian Halsby, published by Canongate,
• The Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture (1994) by Peter J.M. McEwan, published by Antique Collectors' Club,

Notes and References

1. Book: Scottish Watercolours, 1740-1940. Julian Halsby. 1986. Batsford.
2. Book: Scottish Gardens: Being a Representative Selection of Different Types, Old and New. Sir Herbert Maxwell. 1911. E. Arnold.
3. Book: Ian Elfick & Paul Harris. T. N. Foulis

   The History and Bibliography of an Edinburgh Publishing House

   . 1998. Werner Shaw. 978-0-907961-10-9.
4. Web site: Scran Web Site. Scran.
5. Web site: Mary Georgina Wade Wilson . 24 April 2024 . collections.falkirk.gov.uk.