June 1853: Glasgow Art Union – Prizes on View in the Union’s Office, St. Vincent Place

An article on page three of The Glasgow Constitutional, on Wednesday the 29th of June, 1853, reads:

 

“GLASGOW ART UNION.

We beg to remind our readers that on Wednesday next will be

drawn in the Merchant’s [sic] Hall perhaps the largest and most

valuable allotment of prizes which has ever been been distributed

among the members of any provincial Art Union Society. Amounting

to between two and three thousand pounds.

 

As these specimens of the different artists are yet to be seen for a few

days in the office of the Glasgow Art Union, St Vincent Place, we would

urge all who have half an hour to spare to pay a visit and judge for

themselves of the excellence of those works of art.

 

All may find something to their taste, however varied—whether they

most delight in the wild scenery of Skye, as exhibited in McCulloch’s

beautiful painting of Loch Coriskin in such as the rich and interesting

Hungarian Landscape depicted by G. E. Hering—in the quiet woods of

Jutsum, or in the charming sea pieces by Crawford and Wilson.

 

Corbould’s ‘Godiva’ and Jenkins’ ‘Gossip’ are splendid examples of

water colour drawings,—the like of which are seldom seen so far from

the metropolis.

 

In this hot weather it is quite refreshing merely to look at the fine large

cattle piece, by Boddington, ‘The Wounded Knight,’ by Gale, is a prodigy

of careful labour; and Sant’s ‘Harmony’ is life itself —so much so, that we

are not surprised at an old countryman one day lately, pointing to it and

remarking, ‘Noo, this’ll be what ye ca’ a dagueratype, is’t?’

 

There are works of mark by Copley Fielding, Henshaw, the late Mr Bonnar,

Burlison, Hill, and others, too many to enumerate.

 

After looking over this fine collection, it is scarcely possible to resist securing

at least one ticket.”

 

 

 

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George Fairfull-Smith, July 2025.