Framed oil painting of Captain Donald MacKinnon, Heanish (1827-1867), who sailed the ‘Taeping’ to victory in the Great China Tea Race of 1866. It was painted by the artist Lai-Sung, based in Hong-Kong, who painted many paintings of sailing ships during 1850-1885.
The two images are of the painting before and after restoration by Egan, Matthews & Rose, Dundee (© Egan, Matthews & Rose 2022).
Large framed portrait of unknown woman
Large wood-framed sepia photographic portrait of an unknown distinguished mature woman.
Photograph of Ena MacGregor-Whyte at an exhibition of works by Duncan MacGregor-Whyte
Colour photograph of Ena MacGregor-Whyte at an exhibition of paintings by her father-in-law Duncan MacGregor-Whyte (1866-1953) of Oban/Balephuil in Oban in 1984.
Photograph of Ena MacGregor Whyte and Meena Knapman in 1984
Colour photograph of (L-R) Ena MacGregor Whyte and Meena Knapman, Kenovay, at an exhibition of paintings by Ena`s father-in-law Duncan MacGregor-Whyte (1866-1953) of Oban/Balephuil in Oban in 1984.
Photograph of a painting by Duncan MacGregor-Whyte
Colour photograph of a painting of a boy sitting on the machair at Balephuil, with Kenavara in the background, by Duncan MacGregor-Whyte (1866-1953) of Oban/Balephuil. Taken at an exhibition of his works in Oban in 1984. The boy is John Brown of Balephuil, Donald Archie Brown’s cousin.
Photograph of an exhibition of paintings by Duncan MacGregor-Whyte
Colour photograph of an exhibition of paintings by Duncan MacGregor-Whyte (1866-1953) of Oban/Balephuil in Oban in 1984.
Photograph of a painting by Duncan MacGregor-Whyte ca 1910
Colour photograph of an oil painting of two women by Duncan MacGregor-Whyte who had a studio at Balephuil in the early 1900s and painted many Tiree people. The woman holding the toy rabbit is probably his wife, Mary Barnard, also an accomplished artist who opened `The Bunny Shop` in Oban.
Research sent in by the current owner of Duncan MacGregor-Whyte and Mary Barnard’s Tiree home, The Studio, Balephuil:
I have been conducting some on line search regarding the Bunny Shop which Mary Barnard operated in Oban. Although she died in 1946 I vaguely remember that it was open during a holiday the family spent in Oban/Benderloch in 1952/1953. My google led me to the website “Mary Wheelhouse (1867-1947)- Women Who Meant Business” who was a renowned entrepreneur who founded Panoma Toys . During the 1920’s, Panoma acted as agents for another artist turned toy maker, Mary Bayliss Barnard. Based in Oban, MBB was by the mid 1920’s employing four more women to keep the stock flowing into her Bunny Shop”. I noticed that Mary Wheelhouse studied for 3 years at Acedemie Delecleuse as had Mary Barnard (and Duncan MacGregor Whyte)…..networking 100+ years ago!
Photograph of a portrait by Duncan MacGregor-Whyte, ca 1910
Colour photograph of a portrait in oil of a young woman by Duncan MacGregor-Whyte of Oban and Balephuil.
Receipt from Tulloch Photographers, Glasgow to MacKinnon, Kirkapol
Receipt from Tulloch Photographers, Glasgow to MacKinnon, Lodge Farm, Kirkapol for “sitting (proofs)” and “1/2 doz PC X Mas” (half a dozen post card prints for Christmas?), dated 21 Nov 1951, price £1-8-6.
Ambrotype photograph of an unidentified man in the mid-1850s. Ambrotype photography involves the creation of an image on a plate of glass that has been coated with a thin layer of collodion then dipped in sliver nitrate, before being exposed to the subject whilst still wet. Includes 4-page Wikipedia.org printout explaining ambrotype.
