Early Life, Family and Training Jessie MacGregor was born in Liverpool to a Scottish father, Alexander, and a mother, Sarah. She grew up in a large household, sharing a home with an older brother and seven younger siblings. Her early years were shaped by the steady presence of her grandfather, Andrew Hunt, a landscape painter who ran a drawing academy in Liverpool. It was here that Jessie MacGregor first learned the fundamentals of dra…
Scroll through Jessie MacGregor's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups Jessie MacGregor's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.