John Pettie R.A., ca.1884

From: Joseph Parkin Mayall

RA Collection: Art

Having moved from Scotland to London in 1862, Pettie and his wife first lived in Gloucester Road, Regent's Park in a house previously occupied by William Powell Frith R.A. However the location of the photograph, as confirmed by a copyright form of 1883, [National Archives, Kew], is Pettie's studio in 'The Lothians', a house he had built for his famly in Fitzjohn's Avenue, Hampstead. According to The Art Journal1893, the studio was considered the finest in London.

Object details

Title

John Pettie R.A.

Photographed by

Joseph Parkin Mayall

Published by

Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington (London)

Photographed by

Frank Dudman

From

F.G. Stephens (ed.), Artists at home photographed by J.P. Mayall, London 1884, pl.[12]

Date

ca.1884

Object type

Photograph

Place of Publication

London

Medium

Photogravure

Dimensions

214 mm x 165 mm

Collection

Royal Academy of Arts

Object number

05/4673

This image is from a book

Artists At Home Photographed By J.P. Mayall, And Reproduced In Facsimile By Photo-Engraving On Copper Plates. Edited, With Biographical Notices And Descriptions, By F.G. Stephens - London:: 1884. [All rights reserved.]

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