Early Life and Artistic Training Mason Hunter was born in 1854 at Broxburn, Linlithgowshire. His early years were shaped by the disciplined environment of Dr. Begg’s School in Newington, where he received his initial education. It was during this formative period that the inclinations of a visual artist began to manifest, leading him away from standard schooling and toward the specialized instruction of the craft. As a boy, Hunter so…