John Pairman

John Pairman (1788–1843) was a Scottish portrait and landscape painter operational in the 19th century.

He was the second son of Robert Tairman (sic), a farmer at Staine near Biggar.

He was educated at the local schools in Biggar then later sent to Glasgow as an apprentice draper.

His portrait of his brother Robert drew the attention of the local minister, who gave him his first commission.

This led him to abandon his shop and seek work as an artist, first in Glasgow, probably around 1815, and then to Edinburgh probably around 1820.