Sir Joseph Noel Paton (1821 – 1901). Scottish artist, illustrator and sculptor. He was also a poet and had an interest in, and knowledge of, Scottish folklore and Celtic legends.
He was the brother of the sculptor Amelia Robertson Hill and the landscape artist Waller Hugh Paton.
Most of his life was spent in Scotland, but he studied briefly at the Royal Academy, London in 1843. While studying in London, Paton met John Everett Millais, who asked him to join the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. The invitation was turned down by Paton, although he painted in the Pre-Raphaelite style and became a painter of historical, fairy, allegorical and religious subjects.
Paton became an associate of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1847 and was made a Fellow in 1850. In 1865, he was appointed Queen's Limner for Scotland. He also published two volumes of poetry and produced a number of sculptures. Two years later he received a knighthood.
- "Paton had bright red hair and was known for his great physical strength." https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/3454/sir-joseph-noel-paton-1821-1901-artist
- "He was, in fact, a man of great presence, with startlingly red bushy hair, and "almost Herculean in breadth of shoulder and depth of chest". https://victorianweb.org/sculpture/hill/2.html
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