James Bisset

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Date:1793

Description:

Unknown artist

James Bisset, 1793

Oil on canvas

740mm x 615mm

James Bisset (1761 - 1832) was one of the key figures in the development of Leamington as a spa town. He was born in Scotland but moved to Leamington in 1812 where he established a library, newsroom, museum and picture gallery on Clemens Street. In 1819 he built a new museum on the High Street where he housed his Collection of Curiosities. Bisset also promoted the town through verse and in his Descriptive Guide of Leamington Priors, 1814.


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1560s
Portrait of Dorothy Shirley
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Pierre Quesnel (formerly attributed to) (fl. 1561-1580) Portrait of Dorothy Shirley, ...

1600s
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1620s
Untitled
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1650s
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Studio of Jan van Kessel I Basket of Flowers, 1650-1675 Oil on copper 164mm x 216mm ...

1670s
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1690s
Self Portrait by Candlelight
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Godfried Schalcken (1643 - 13th November 1706) Self Portrait by Candlelight, 1695 ...

1720s
Garland of Flowers
Garland of Flowers

Jan Baptist Morel (attributed to) Garland of Flowers, 1720-1730 Oil on canvas 435mm ...

1770s
Samuel Greatheed
Samuel Greatheed

Richard Houston Samuel Greatheed, 1770 Ink on paper engraving 320mm x 220mm The ...

1790s
Portrait of Mrs Bisset
Portrait of Mrs Bisset

C. Richard Portrait of Mrs Bisset, 1798 Oil on canvas 740mm x 630mm A portrait of ...

1810s
Mrs Hopton
Mrs Hopton

Unknown artist Mrs Hopton, 1818 Watercolour on paper 75mm x 55mm A silhouette portrait ...

1830s
At Snitterfield, Warwickshire
At Snitterfield, Warwickshire

Thomas Baker (1808-1864) At Snitterfield, Warwickshire, 1838 Oil on canvas 750mm ...

1850s
Untitled
Untitled

Edwin Toovey (1826-1906) Untitled, 1859 Watercolour on paper 275mm x 446mm A country ...

1870s
Harvest Scene
Harvest Scene

Elizabeth Whitehead (1854-1934) Harvest Scene, 1879 Oil on canvas 480mm x 740mm ...

1890s
Warwickshire Village
Warwickshire Village

Edwin Toovey (1826-1906) Warwickshire Village, 2nd October 1899 Watercolour on paper ...

1910s
Summer Rain
Summer Rain

Paul Nash (1889-1946) Summer Rain, 1919 Watercolour and pencil on paper 485mm x ...

1930s
Thatch Farm, Harbury
Thatch Farm, Harbury

Leon Underwood (1890-1975)Thatch Farm, Harbury Watercolour on paper. 290mm x 390mm. ...

1950s
John Bromwich's Cows
John Bromwich's Cows

Fred W R Roots (fl. 1958-1961) John Bromwich's Cows, 1959 Oil on canvas 350mm x ...

1970s
Cream Glazed Pot
Cream Glazed Pot

Patrick Caulfield (born 1936) Cream Glazed Pot, 1979 Gouache on card 850mm x 650mm ...

1990s
The Last Supper: Beans and Chips
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Damien Hirst (born 1965) The Last Supper: Beans and Chips, 1999 Screenprint on paper ...

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Donor ref: LEAMG : A829.1992 (64/24428)

Source: Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum

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