Opdateret oktober 2026 · rangeret efter vores popularitetsscore (søgninger, besøg og ordrer for hvert værk) · 114 værker af Daniel Macnee i vores katalog
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Alexander Morrison of Ballinakill (1786–1860), Dean of Faculty (1846–1860) (1859) er det maleri af Daniel Macnee, der vækker mest opsigt; originalen findes på Royal Faculty of Procurators, Glasgow. Derefter falder blikket på David Crawford (1790–1861), Deputy Lieutenant of Renfrewshire and Baron Baillie of Greenock (1856) og Archibald McNeill, Principal Clerk of Session (1858–1870) (1860). Blandt de 114 værker af Daniel Macnee i vores katalog er disse 100 de mest berømte, hver især et unikt originalværk præsenteret med sit årstal, sit museum og årsagen til dets tidløse betydning.
Alexander Morrison sits in a stillness that suggests the heavy silence of a courtroom. He is a man defined by the gravity of his position, the Dean of Faculty, captured in a moment of repose that feels more like a pause in thought than a moment of rest. His legs are crossed, a posture of quiet authority, while his suit and tie anchor him to the formal expectations of his…
James Richardson of Ralston, Paisley
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A Portrait Study of a Gentleman Standing in an InteriorScottish National Gallery
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Lady Macnee and Her Daughter (Portrait of the Artist's Daughter and Granddaughter)1863 · Royal Scottish Academy of Art - Architecture
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John Wilson (1800–1849), Singer and Composer of Songs1830 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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The Hot Blast1840
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Queen Victoria (1819–1901)1845
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Mrs Agnes W. Whyte of Newbury1840
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Agnes Smith Greig1840 · The Stirling Smith Art Gallery - Museum
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Horatio McCulloch (1805–1867), RSA1842
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John Ramsay McCulloch1840
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Reverend Thomas Chalmers (1780–1847), Preacher and Social Reformer1843 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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The Bracelet1851 · Royal Scottish Academy of Art - Architecture
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Reverend Dr Ralph Wardlaw (1779–1853)1851
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Douglas William Jerrold1853 · National Portrait Gallery
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Mrs Thomas McGuffie (1842–1908)1850
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Louisa Balfour, Mrs James Mackenzie of Craigpark1850 · Scottish National Gallery
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Henry Marshall (1775–1851), Physician and Military Hygienist1850 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Andrew Ure (1778–1857), MD, FRS1849
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James Watson (1787–1871), MD, President of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (1838–1841, 1849–1852 1857–1860)1851
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Charles Mackay (1787–1857), Actor1854 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Reverend Henry Cooke (1788–1868), DD1856
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The Children of William Neish1862
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Study for 'A Lady in Grey'1859 · Scottish National Gallery
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John Erskine, Manager of William Dunn's Machine Works, John Street, Glasgow1859
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Horatio McCulloch (1805–1867), Landscape Painter1859 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Mrs Catherine Glen Stronach of Lindsaylands1867
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Alexander Stronach of Lindsaylands1867
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Portrait of a Bearded Gentleman1865
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Professor Robert Buchanan (1785–1873)1866
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Reverend Thomas Barclay (1792–1873)1870
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William Gibb, JP1871
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Hugh Cowan1870 · Ayr Town Hall
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Lady Macnee1870
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Portrait of an Old Lady1864
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Peter Denny (1821–1895)1868 · National Maritime Museum
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Reverend James Begg (1808–1883), Free Church Minister1869 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Charles Mackay, LLD, FSA (unfinished)1870
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Robert Home (c.1794–1867), Town Clerk1865 · Berwick-upon-tweed Town Hall
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Alexander Dunlop Anderson, MD, President of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (1852–1855)1870
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Mrs Peter Simpson1870 · County Buildings
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Sir James Bain (1817–1898)1870 · Scottish National Gallery
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Robert Carruthers (1799–1878)1871
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My Little Dolly1866 · The Stirling Smith Art Gallery - Museum
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John Hutton Balfour (1808–1884)1878
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Professor Andrew Buchanan (1839–1876), Regius Professor of the Theory of Physics1872 · The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery
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Professor Allen Thomson (1809–1884), Professor of Anatomy at the University of Glasgow1878
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Bailie James Moir (1806–1880)1877
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Robert Dalglish (1808–1880), MP1874
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Sir James Bain (1818–1898), Lord Provost of Glasgow (1874–1877)1878
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Sam Bough (1822–1878)1878
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John Carrick (1819–1890), Glasgow City Architect1877
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John Ramsay McCullochNational Portrait Gallery
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Charles Randolph (1809–1878), Engineer, Shipbuilder1879
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John Boyd Baxter (1796–1882), Procurator Fiscal of Farfarshire1881
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Arthur Perigal (1816–1884), Landscape Painter1881 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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John Gibson Fleming (1809–1879), President of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (1865–1868, 1870–1872)1880
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Burns and his Highland MaryScottish National Gallery
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A Portrait Study of a Gentleman Seated in an InteriorScottish National Gallery
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Professor W. Mackenzie
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Samuel Hunter (1769–1839), Editor of the 'Glasgow Herald'
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The Sisters1868
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Portrait of a Girl
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Sir William Jackson (1805–1876), Bt, Member of Parliament for North Derbyshire
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James White, Esq., of Overtoun
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Burns and 'Highland Mary'
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Reverend Dr William Anderson (1799–1873)
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William Murray of Monkland, FRSE
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William Mathieson
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John Aitchison (1769–1859)
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Clarkson Stanfield (1793–1867), HRSA, RARoyal Scottish Academy of Art - Architecture
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Thomas Coats (1809–1883)
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James Donaldson, Builder
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John Elder (1824–1869)
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Portrait Study of a Gentleman Standing in an InteriorScottish National Gallery
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George BailleRoyal Faculty of Procurators
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The Letter
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David Roberts (1796–1864), HRSA, RARoyal Scottish Academy of Art - Architecture
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Portrait Study of a Gentleman Seated in an InteriorScottish National Gallery
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Dugald Moore
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Mrs George Kerr
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Anderson Kirkwood, LLDRoyal Faculty of Procurators
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John Dykes, Provost (1860–1869)
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Portrait Study of a Gentleman Standing in an InteriorScottish National Gallery
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William Johnstone of Glenorchard (1806–1864)
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Colonel John Ferrier Hamilton of Cairnhill (1786–1871)County Buildings
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Sir John WhiteheadNew York Historical Society
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Robert Perry (1783–1848), President of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (1843–1845)
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Peter Coats (1808–1890)
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Portrait Study of Three Ladies and a Boy in Highland Dress in an InteriorScottish National Gallery
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J. Francis Williams (1785–1846), RSARoyal Scottish Academy of Art - Architecture
#1 Alexander Morrison of Ballinakill (1786–1860), Dean of Faculty (1846–1860)
#2 David Crawford (1790–1861), Deputy Lieutenant of Renfrewshire and Baron Baillie of Greenock
#3 Archibald McNeill, Principal Clerk of Session (1858–1870)
#5 A Lady in Grey (The Artist's Daughter, Later Mrs Wiseman)
#9 Professor Allen Thomson (1809–1884), FRCSEd (1832)
De fire motiver, der optræder hyppigst i disse originaler, hver med sit fineste eksempel.
De 8 museer, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.
| Museum | By | Værker af Daniel Macnee | Malerier fra denne liste |
|---|---|---|---|
 Scottish National Gallery |
Edinburgh | 17 | Horatio McCulloch (1805–1867), A Lady in Grey (The Artist's Daughter, Later Mrs Wiseman), A Portrait Study of a Gentleman Standing in an Interior |
 Scottish National Portrait Gallery |
Edinburgh | 11 | Alexander Whitelaw, 1823 - 1879. Industrialist and philanthropist, Rev. James Taylor, 1813 - 1892. Minister and author, John Wilson (1800–1849), Singer and Composer of Songs |
 Royal Scottish Academy of Art - Architecture |
Edinburgh | 6 | Lady Macnee and Her Daughter (Portrait of the Artist's Daughter and Granddaughter), The Bracelet, Clarkson Stanfield (1793–1867), HRSA, RA |
 Royal Faculty of Procurators |
Glasgow | 3 | Alexander Morrison of Ballinakill (1786–1860), Dean of Faculty (1846–1860), George Baille, Anderson Kirkwood, LLD |
 The Stirling Smith Art Gallery - Museum |
Stirling | 3 | Agnes Smith Greig, My Little Dolly |
 National Portrait Gallery |
London | 2 | Douglas William Jerrold, John Ramsay McCulloch |
 County Buildings |
Ayr | 2 | Mrs Peter Simpson, Colonel John Ferrier Hamilton of Cairnhill (1786–1871) |
 Scottish Courts And Tribunals Service |
Edinburgh | 1 | Archibald McNeill, Principal Clerk of Session (1858–1870) |
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Alexander Morrison sits in a stillness that suggests the heavy silence of a courtroom. He is a man defined by the gravity of his position, the Dean of Faculty, captured in a moment of repose that feels more like a pause in thought than a moment of rest. His legs are crossed, a posture of quiet authority, while his suit and tie anchor him to the formal expectations of his…
Alexander Morrison of Ballinakill (1786–1860), Dean of Faculty (1846–1860) (1859), Royal Faculty of Procurators, Glasgow. Derefter følger David Crawford (1790–1861), Deputy Lieutenant of Renfrewshire and Baron Baillie of Greenock (1856) og Archibald McNeill, Principal Clerk of Session (1858–1870) (1860).
53 år gammel: Alexander Morrison of Ballinakill (1786–1860), Dean of Faculty (1846–1860) er fra 1859, og Daniel Macnee blev født i 1806.
Alexander Morrison of Ballinakill (1786–1860), Dean of Faculty (1846–1860), David Crawford (1790–1861), Deputy Lieutenant of Renfrewshire and Baron Baillie of Greenock, Archibald McNeill, Principal Clerk of Session (1858–1870), Horatio McCulloch (1805–1867), A Lady in Grey (The Artist's Daughter, Later Mrs Wiseman), Alexander Whitelaw, 1823 - 1879. Industrialist and philanthropist, Sir James Matheson (1796–1878), Rev. James Taylor, 1813 - 1892. Minister and author, Professor Allen Thomson (1809–1884), FRCSEd (1832) og Adam Sim of Coulter Mains (1805–1868). Ranglisten ovenfor viser det enkelte værks årstal og museum.
Vores katalog indeholder 114 værker af Daniel Macnee, dateret fra 1830 til 1881.
Primært i Scottish National Gallery (Edinburgh), Scottish National Portrait Gallery (Edinburgh) og Royal Scottish Academy of Art - Architecture (Edinburgh). Museumslisten ovenfor viser dem alle.
I 1870s: 22 af de 100 værker på denne side blev skabt dengang, herunder Alexander Whitelaw, 1823 - 1879. Industrialist and philanthropist.
På denne side er det tidligste John Wilson (1800–1849), Singer and Composer of Songs (1830) og det seneste John Boyd Baxter (1796–1882), Procurator Fiscal of Farfarshire (1881).
Portraiture (7), 19th century (7) og Victorian era (6), fordelt på de 100 værker på denne side.
Oil, for 2 af de 100 værker på denne side.
Academic realism, baseret på originalerne på denne side.
Horatio McCulloch (1805–1867), A Lady in Grey (The Artist's Daughter, Later Mrs Wiseman) og A Portrait Study of a Gentleman Standing in an Interior: Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh har 12 af værkerne på denne side.
Daniel Macnee (1806 – 1882) står som en skelsættende skikkelse i den skotske kunsthistorie, primært anerkendt for sine stemningsfulde skildringer af det skotske højland og sit afgørende bidrag til etableringen af Royal Scottish Academy. Selvom hans kunstneriske rejse begyndte i privilegerede rammer i en fremtrædende London-familie, fandt han hurtigt sit sande kald i at indfange Skotlands rå skønhed og sjæl – en fascination, der kom til at definere hele hans livsværk.
Hans tidlige år var præget af en fremragende uddannelse ved Eton College og efterfølgende studier ved Christ's Hospital, hvor han finpudsede sine kunstneriske evner, før han begav sig ud på en distinkt flådekarriere. Denne formative periode indprentede en disciplin og en skarpsindig observationsevne i ham, som senere viste sig at være uvurderlige i hans maleriske praksis. Hans kunstneriske sans blev dybt præget af det skotske landskab, især Cairngorms National Park, hvor han opholdt sig i længere perioder. Her studerede han omhyggeligt topografiske tegninger og skitser i sin stræben efter nøjagtigt at repræsentere de dramatiske vidder og de subtile tonale variationer, der kendetegner disse bjergrige regioner.
Denne dedikation til kunstnerisk excellence kulminerede i hans valg til Royal Scottish Academy i 1837 – en prestigefyldt ære, der cementerede hans position som en ledende stemme i det skotske kunstmiljø. Som præsident fra 1869 indtil sin død kæmpede han for innovation og skabte et støttende miljø for kommende kunstnergenerationer.
Blandt hans mest fejrede værker finder vi “A Lady in Grey” fra 1859, et portræt af hans datter, den senere Mrs. Wiseman. Maleriet er udført med en bemærkelsesværdig realisme og følsomhed, der eksemplificerer Macnees mesterskab inden for tonal graduering – en teknik, han med stor dygtighed brugte til at formidle både stemning og tekstur. Den dæmpede farvepalette afspejler tidens kunstneriske strømninger, mens den samtidig indfanger motivets stille værdighed.
Udover portrætkunsten skabte Macnee utallige landskaber, der vidner om hans skarpe forståelse for lys og farve. Hans lærreder skildrer dramatiske bjergkæder badet i gyldent sollys, hvilket formidler en mærkbar følelse af både storhed og ro. Denne effekt opnåede han gennem minutiøs observation og et præcist penselarbejde – træk, der adskiller hans værker fra de mere generelle fremstillinger af det skotske højland.
Hans stil trak inspiration fra luminismen – en bevægelse, der vægter atmosfæriske effekter og subtile nuancer – og han adopterede dygtigt teknikker pioneret af kunstnere som George Caleb Bingham og Frederic Church. Hans urokkelige engagement i at indfange selve essensen af sine motiver har sikret, at hans malerier står som tidløse udtryk for både det skotske landskab og portrætkunsten.
Daniel Macnees bidrag til skotsk kunst rækker langt ud over de enkelte mesterværker; han spillede en afgørende rolle i opbygningen af Royal Scottish Academy, hvor han fremmede den kunstneriske dialog og excellence i det skotske visuelle landskab. Hans malerier fortsætter med at vække genklang hos beskuere i dag og tjener som påmindelser om en svunden æra præget af romantisk idealisme og en urokkelig værdsættelse af naturens sublime skønhed. Macnees eftermæle lever ikke blot i hans egne kunstneriske bedrifter, men også i hans vedvarende indflydelse på efterfølgende generationer af skotske kunstnere.
