George William Horlor (1849-1895): A Painter of Highland Pastoral George W. Horlor was a British animal and sporting painter who gained renown for his atmospheric depictions of animals inhabiting the Scottish Highlands, particularly sheep and cattle. Born in Bath in 1823, he inherited artistic talent from his father, Joseph Horlor, a landscape artist himself, establishing a lineage dedicated to capturing the beauty of rural Britain. H…