An unlikely helper contributed to this Millais portrait. Who? The great British art quiz

Waking, 1865-1867, by John Everett Millais. Photograph: Perth Museum & Art Gallery, Perth & Kinross Council

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Today, our questions come from Perth Museum and Art Gallery, holder of one of the oldest public collections in the UK. The collections formed by the Literary and Antiquarian Society of Perth were originally housed in a building known as the Marshall Monument, which opened in 1824. This structure now forms part of Perth Museum and Art Gallery, which opened in its current form in 1935. The fine art collection is displayed in changing exhibitions throughout the year.

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1. 

   This is the oldest painting in the collection. It portrays St Bartholomew, who was patron saint of which Guild?

   1. The hammermen

   2. The glovers

   3. The weavers

   4. The shoesmiths

2. 

   John Duncan Fergusson preferred to use close friends and family members as subjects in his portraits. Who is the sitter in this painting?

   1. Margaret Morris

   2. Isadora Duncan

   3. Anne Estelle Rice

   4. Katherine Mansfield

3. 

   This is a painting by Scottish artist Robert Gemmell Hutchison. What is the title of the work?

   1. There's Something in my Eye

   2. The Lost Shoes

   3. The Sprained Ankle

   4. It's Bleeding Granny

4. 

   Despite this being a study of a mother hen and her clutch, Henriëtte Ronner is best known for her portrayals of which type of animal?

   1. Dogs

   2. Cats

   3. Horses

   4. Cows

5. 

   This is a portrait by John Everett Millais of his second daughter, Mary. When he left the portrait unattended while going to answer a call, what is the young girl said to have done?

   1. Set fire to the bedclothes

   2. Freed the bird from its cage

   3. Hid from her father

   4. Painted on the canvas herself

6. 

   William Dyce painted this image of the seven daughters of Jethro in 1829. Dyce was a devout Christian and a great believer in the use of religious art as a tool for moral instruction. Which artistic group was influenced by his work?

   1. The impressionists

   2. The fauves

   3. The pre-Raphaelite brotherhood

   4. The futurists

7. 

   This painting of 1911 is the work of which of the artists known collectively as the Scottish colourists?

   1. Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell

   2. John Duncan Fergusson

   3. George Leslie Hunter

   4. Samuel John Peploe

8. 

   In 1893 George Henry, one of the group of painters known as the Glasgow Boys, embarked on a tour to Japan. Which other artist accompanied him?

   1. Arthur Melville

   2. John Lavery

   3. Edward Atkinson Hornel

   4. Charles Hodge Mackie

Solutions

1:B - St Bartholomew is the patron saint of the glovers. One of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ, he was skinned alive as a punishment for spreading his faith. It was due to the nature of his martyrdom that he became patron saint of glovers, leatherworkers and tanners. This work was painted for the Glovers Incorporation just before the Reformation. Image: Saint Bartholomew, 1557 & 1870, James Hall Cranstoun (1821-1907) and British (Scottish) School, Perth and Kinross Council, 2:C - Anne Estelle Rice was an American illustrator and artist who painted in the style of the fauves. She moved to Paris in 1906 to illustrate the latest fashions and met Fergusson the following year. She and Fergusson entered into a relationship, which ended with his introduction to Margaret Morris in 1913. Image: Le Manteau Chinois (Anne Estelle Rice, 1877-1959, artist), 1909, John Duncan Fergusson (1874-1961) © The Fergusson Gallery, Perth and Kinross Council, 3:D - Robert Gemmell Hutchison specialised in painting children and genre scenes within interiors. He was a prolific artist and exhibited widely around the UK. He was elected to a number of societies, including the Royal Scottish Academy, and was awarded a medal for his work in 1903. Image: It’s Bleeding Granny, Robert Gemmell Hutchison (1855-1936), Perth and Kinross Council, 4:B - Henriëtte Ronner was born in Amsterdam into a family of artists. She received her first painter's easel from her father as a gift for her 11th birthday and sold her first art work at the age of 15. From 1870 onwards, her chief subject matter became cats. She even had a purpose-built glass-fronted studio, from which she could observe her subjects. Image: Hen with Chickens, Henriëtte Ronner (1821-1909), Perth and Kinross Council, 5:D - While her father left the room to answer an unexpected call, Mary is said to have mixed up some drab paint and applied it to her father's painting. The heavy knitted blanket that is so well executed in this painting still exists and is part of Perth Museum's permanent collection. Image: Waking, 1865-1867, John Everett Millais (1829-1896), Perth and Kinross Council, 6:C - William Dyce was one of the most important figures in Scottish art of the 19th century. He was born in Aberdeen but spent most of his career in Italy, Edinburgh and London. This painting was probably made in Edinburgh, where Dyce settled after his return from his second study trip to Italy. Image: The Daughters of Jethro Defended by Moses, 1829, William Dyce (1806-1864), Perth and Kinross Council, 7:A - This is a portrait of Peggy McRae, who often modelled for Cadell and Samuel John Peploe. In this painting, the heightened use of colour tones and loose brushwork is of more concern to the artist than finish. Image: Girl in Pink and White, 1911, Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell (1883-1937), Perth and Kinross Council, 8:C - Japan provided a great deal of inspiration to artists in the 1880s and 1890s. The trip that Henry and Hornel undertook was financed by Alexander Reid, a Glaswegian art dealer who knew Van Gogh through his time spent in Paris. Image: In a Tokyo Garden, 1893-1895, George Henry (1858-1943), Perth and Kinross Council

Scores

1. 6 and above.

   Scottish colourist

2. 0 and above.

   Impressionist

3. 3 and above.

   Glasgow Boy