John Ralston (artist)

John Ralston
Commemorative engraving of Ralston published in 1834.
Born	1789 Scotland
Died	(1833-11-01)1 November 1833 Manchester, England
Resting place	St. Stephen's Churchyard, Salford, Greater Manchester, England
Notable work	Views of the Ancient Buildings in Manchester (1823–1825)

John Ralston (1789–1833) was a Scottish artist who spent most of his life and career in Manchester, England. He was primarily a marine and landscape painter, but his best-known works depict the city's medieval and early modern architecture before its demolition and replacement during the Industrial Revolution.

Though his talents were acclaimed by his contemporaries, and he was seen as an important early figure in the emergence of Manchester as a centre of the arts, it never translated into popular or financial success and he died in relative poverty and obscurity.