19th Century
19th Century
gourlay steel
Gourlay Steell RSA: A Scottish Visionary of Victorian Animal Art Gourlay Steell RSA (22 March 1819 – 31 January 1894) was a Scottish engraver and sculptor who achieved renown as one of the foremost animal painters of his era, particularly during the Victorian period. Born in Edinburgh’s Calton Hill to John Steell, a woodcarver, and Margaret Gourlay of Dundee, he possessed an artistic lineage steeped in craftsmanship and tradition—a he…
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1862
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1891
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Chronological Journey
The Lifeline
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Chapters — Career Periods
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Thumbnails — Dated Works
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Colour Band — Movement Drift
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