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.]] Horatio McCulloch, sometimes written '''M'Culloch''', (born 1806 in Glasgow , Scotland ; died 1867 ) was a Scottish Landscape Painter . In 1825 he moved to Edinburgh , where he began painting in the tradition of Alexander Nasmyth . He returned to Glasgow in 1827 but moved to Edinburgh yet again in 1838 , this time staying for good. The same year, he became a member of the Royal Scottish Academy . McCulloch was inspired by the writings of Sir Walter Scott and the expressive landscape works of John Thompson, friend of Scott's and minister at Duddingston Kirk, Edinburgh, whom he had met in the 1820s. McCulloch died in 1867 . He is buried at Warriston Cemetery in Edinburgh. .]] WORKS His early works include paintings of Cadzow Forest near Hamilton and grand views of the Clyde . He undertook regular summer sketching tours of the West Highlands , completing the sketches as paintings as back in his studio. These paintings celebrate the romantic scenery of the Scottish Highlands and evoke a magnificent sense of scale, emphasising the dramatic grandeur. His best known works are of the Highlands, painted in the Victorian style. The most famous include:
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