Edgar Barclay

Born in London in 1842, Edgar Barclay was an English painter, printmaker, and author. Reliable art references describe him as a landscape artist who studied in Dresden under Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld and spent time in Italy, where he became associated with the group of English painters sometimes called the Etruscans.

After his continental studies and travels, he became known for landscape and rural subjects, especially scenes connected with Wessex and Stonehenge. Museum and gallery records also note that he exhibited his work in Britain, and collections today preserve both his paintings and prints.

Barclay also wrote books drawn from travel and observation. Project Gutenberg lists Mountain Life in Algeria among his works, showing another side of his career: not just as a painter of places, but as a writer interested in describing them for readers. He died in 1913.