Original works of art

Weir as a painter of landscapes and animals, as well as an illustrator, watercolourist and writer. He was a student of George Baxter, but developed his own individual style through a direct study of nature. His illustrations appeared in “The Graphic” as well as “The London Illustrated News.” He exhibited in London between 1843 and 1880, at the Royal Academy, the British Institution and at Suffolk Street.