Robert Smith Forrest (1871-1943)
Forrest was born at Stockbridge, Edinburgh, the son of a saddler and harness maker. He studied at Edinburgh. He was a noted portraitist – his watercolour portrait of King George V and Queen Mary (1911), hangs in the City Chambers, Edinburgh - and an accomplished etcher. According to available records, Forrest exhibited solely in Scotland, predominantly at the Royal Scottish Academy and at the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour.
Literature
Dolman B (1981), A Dictionary of British Artists, 1929, Antique Collectors’ Club
Johnson J and Greutzner A (1999), British Artists 1880-1940, Antique Collectors’ Club
Forrest was born at Stockbridge, Edinburgh, the son of a saddler and harness maker. He studied at Edinburgh. He was a noted portraitist – his watercolour portrait of King George V and Queen Mary (1911), hangs in the City Chambers, Edinburgh - and an accomplished etcher. According to available records, Forrest exhibited solely in Scotland, predominantly at the Royal Scottish Academy and at the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour.
Literature
Dolman B (1981), A Dictionary of British Artists, 1929, Antique Collectors’ Club
Johnson J and Greutzner A (1999), British Artists 1880-1940, Antique Collectors’ Club