# John Pettie artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-24T14:49:48.588Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1839-03-17
- Death date: 1893-02-20
- Nationality: Scottish, British
- Common media: Painting, Watercolor, Drawing, Book and periodical illustration

## Portrait

![John Pettie](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/John_Pettie%2C_by_John_Pettie.jpg)
John Pettie · Public domain
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Pettie,_by_John_Pettie.jpg

## About John Pettie

John Pettie (1839–1893) was a Scottish painter and illustrator born in Edinburgh who made most of his career in London. Working in the Victorian era, he developed a practice centered on narrative painting, including episodes from Scottish and English history and subjects connected with literature. The collected sources also identify watercolor, drawing, and book or periodical illustration within his output. Pettie became an associate of the Royal Academy in 1866 and a full academician in 1874, milestones that situate him within British exhibition culture of the period. Collectors may encounter his name on finished paintings, works on paper, or illustrative material rather than on a single uniform category of object. For entity matching, the relevant artist is the John Pettie born in 1839 and deceased in 1893, represented by stable authority records at Wikidata, VIAF, Getty ULAN, and institutional artist profiles.

## Common works and media

Works associated with Pettie's documented practice include paintings, watercolors, drawings, and illustrations made for books or periodicals. Historical narratives—especially episodes connected with Scottish or English history—and literary subjects are recurring contexts in the available material. Because the source pack does not provide a lot-by-lot category breakdown, these should be treated as documented work types rather than a ranked statement about auction frequency.

## Market and appraisal context

The source pack confirms an auction-facing artist page but contains no individual catalog descriptions, realized prices, or comparable-lot details. Market discussion should therefore remain descriptive. Comparisons should separate paintings from watercolors, drawings, and illustration work, and should align subject matter: historical scenes and literary narratives are documented parts of Pettie's practice. Career date can also guide contextual comparison because his Royal Academy milestones are documented. This research does not support a price trend, record price, scarcity claim, or forecast; those conclusions require verified lot-level evidence.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist-identity research with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. This source pack establishes Pettie's identity and documented practice but does not expose lot-level market results.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3182289
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/53681271/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500011002
- Tate: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/john-pettie-421
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Pettie
- Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Pettie
- Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Pettie
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/john-pettie/