Alexander Scott (painter)
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Alexander Scott was a British landscape
painter, the son of Thomas Scott, a noted portraitist
for The Illustrated London News. The Fine Art Society, London
, exhibited Alexander Scott's painting and sketches of India and Kashmir in 1889, and also posthumously in 1932. He was in Hawaii by 1906, and stayed until 1908. Scott’s 1910 portrait of William Goodell
(1829–1894) hangs in the Mütter Museum
in Philadelphia.
Landscape art
Landscape art is a term that covers the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, and especially art where the main subject is a wide view, with its elements arranged into a coherent composition. In other works landscape backgrounds for figures can still...
painter, the son of Thomas Scott, a noted portraitist
Portrait painting
Portrait painting is a genre in painting, where the intent is to depict the visual appearance of the subject. Beside human beings, animals, pets and even inanimate objects can be chosen as the subject for a portrait...
for The Illustrated London News. The Fine Art Society, London
Fine Art Society
The Fine Art Society is an art dealership with two premises, one in New Bond Street, London and the other in Edinburgh . It was formed in 1876...
, exhibited Alexander Scott's painting and sketches of India and Kashmir in 1889, and also posthumously in 1932. He was in Hawaii by 1906, and stayed until 1908. Scott’s 1910 portrait of William Goodell
William Goodell (gynecologist)
William Goodell was an eminent American gynecologist from Philadelphia, best remembered for first describing what is now referred to as Goodell's sign.- Biography :...
(1829–1894) hangs in the Mütter Museum
Mütter Museum
The Mütter Museum is a medical museum located in the Center City area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It contains a collection of medical oddities, anatomical and pathological specimens, wax models, and antique medical equipment. The museum is part of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia. The...
in Philadelphia.