by David L. Witt | May 29, 2026 | Curator's Notes
Art Historian with Monarch painting Monarch of the Glen, the famous painting of a Red Deer by Edward Landseer, influenced the art of Ernest Thompson Seton. One of the great treasures of Scotland’s National Galleries in the capital of Edinburgh, in person, the portrait...
by David L. Witt | Apr 27, 2026 | Curator's Notes, Seton Biography
“Edinburgh, the Tolbooth and Cannongate” by James Valentine, 1870s. The MacKinnan Collection. Acquired jointly with the National Library of Scotland with assistance from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Scottish Government and Art Fund. An important part of the...
by David L. Witt | Apr 21, 2026 | Curator's Notes, Seton Biography
Cover art, Seton Earls of Winton (2015) George Seton, “The Saddler” (1796-1853) hoped to become Lord Seton, Sixth Earl of Winton. Ernest Thompson Seton’s great grandmother Ann was George’s auntie. Seton (that is, E.T.) had this to say about his ancestry in Trail of an...
by David L. Witt | Apr 11, 2026 | Gallery, Seton Artwork
Untitled Wind Spirit. Academy for the Love of Learning. All Image rights reserved. Ernest Thompson Seton created a drawing to illustrate a prose poem about the winter White Wind. ALL #0968 Pen and ink on paper. 35.3 x 25.7 cm. ca. 1900. Most likely created in one of...
by David L. Witt | Mar 21, 2026 | Gallery, Seton Artwork
Untitled Singing Animals by Ernest Thompson Seton. Academy for the Love of Learning. All Image rights reserved. ALL #0976 Pen and Ink on paper. 25.8 x 35.6 cm. ca. 1904. Most likely created in one of Seton’s studios in New York City or Cos Cob, Connecticut. This...
