About John Mackie Falconer
Lived 1820 – 1903 (aged 82). John Mackie Falconer was an American painter and etcher.
John Mackie Falconer (1820–1903) was a Scottish-born American etcher, painter, and watercolorist. Born in Edinburgh, he came to the United States in 1836.
Biography
John Mackie Falconer was born in Edinburgh on May 22, 1820.
A full member of the New York Etching Club, he was made an honorary member of the National Academy of Design in 1856. He is known for studies of older buildings and ruins. Falconer was a friend of Thomas Cole, Asher Durand, Jasper Francis Cropsey and other artists of the Hudson River School.
He died at his home in Brooklyn on March 12, 1903.
His works are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the New-York Historical Society; the Brooklyn Museum of Art; and the Columbus (Georgia) Museum.
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Who was John Mackie Falconer?
American artist (1820-1903)
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John Mackie Falconer was born on 22 May 1820 in Edinburgh.
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John Mackie Falconer died on 12 March 1903 in United States.
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John Mackie Falconer was a painter and etcher.
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John Mackie Falconer was American.
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