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Agnes Eliza MacWhirter
Agnes Eliza MacWhirter
Born	24 July 1833; Colinton, Scotland
Died	14 December 1883 (aged 50); London, England
Nationality	Scottish

Agnes Eliza MacWhirter (24 July 1883 - 14 December 1883) was a Scottish painter.^[1]^[2]

Life

Her father was George MacWhirter (c. 1786 - 1850), a paper maker from Colinton.

Her mother was Agnes Laing (17 October 1798 - June 1873) from Edinburgh. George and Agnes married on 21 June 1825 in Glasgow.

Agnes Eliza MacWhirter was born on 24 July 1833 in Colinton.

Her brother John Whirter was also an artist.

She died on 14 December 1883 at 1 Abbey Road, St. John's Wood, London.

^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.