Alexander Nasmyth
1758 – 1840
Scottish painter, illustrator, landscape gardener and engineer, part of a family of artists, son of Michael Naesmyth, an architect. He was educated for a career in architecture, but at an early age he showed artistic talent, and in 1773 he was apprenticed to James Cummyng (c. 1730-92), a house decorator and antiquarian.
5 artworks in collection
Locations
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Works
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Museum
View of Crosbie Castle in Ayrshire, with the Isle of Arran Beyond
Private collection
View of a Lochside Castle
Private collection
View of Edinburgh from Blackford
Private collection
View of Edinburgh from the North West
Private collection