James Wilson Carmichael

James Wilson Carmichael
Portrait of James Wilson Carmichael by Thomas Ellerby (1839), Laing Art Gallery.[1]
Born(1799-06-09)9 June 1799
Newcastle upon Tyne
Died2 May 1868(1868-05-02) (aged 68)
Scarborough
Known for
SpouseMary Sweet
Family

James Wilson Carmichael (9 June 1799 – 2 May 1868), also known as John Wilson Carmichael, was a British maritime and landscape artist who painted in oil and watercolours. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne and later in London, he was a household name in his lifetime, and his work remains some of the most desirable in the marine art market.[2] He was described by art historian Jeremy Maas as "a sea painter of great, though sometimes uneven, natural talent".[3]

  1. ^ "John Wilson Carmichael (1799–1868), Thomas Ellerby (1797–1861), Laing Art Gallery". Art UK. Stoke-on-Trent. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  2. ^ Greg (1999), p. 10.
  3. ^ Maas, Jeremy (1988). Victorian Painters. London: Barrie & Jenkins. p. 63. ISBN 0712621210.