PETTIE

John (son of Alexander Pettie, tradesman). b. East Linton, Hadding tons hire 17 March 1839; studied at the Trustees’ academy Edinburgh June 1856; first exhibited at Scottish academy 1859 and at the R.A. London 1860; exhibited 58 pictures at R.A., 3 at B.I., and 1 at Suffolk st. 1860–80; shared a studio with W. Q. Orchards on in Pimlico, London 1862 and later at 37 Fitzroy sq. to 1865; A.R.A. 8 May 1866, R.A. Oct. 1873; resided at 21 St. John’s Wood road 1869–81 and at 2 Fitzjohn’s avenue 1881 to death; he illustrated J. De Liefde’s The postman’s bag 1862, 2 ed. 1867; Words worth’s Poems for the young 1863, 2 ed. 1866; C. Camden’s The boys of Axleford 1869; W. D. S. Moncrieff’s The abdication 1881; L. G. Seguin’s Rural England 1881; an exhibition of his works was held at Burlington house in winter of 1894. d. Hastings 21 Feb. 1893. bur. Padding ton cemet. 27 Feb. I.L.N. xlviii 637, 638 (1866) portrait ; Graphic lx 442, 456 (1874) portrait , and 25 Feb. 1893 p. 199 portrait ; Art Journal xxi 265.