John Rankine Barclay (1908-1963) was a painter, printmaker, and etcher born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1884. Barclay started his career as an engraver and later became a student at the Royal Scottish Academy Schools in 1908.

Resources Cited:
Getty Online - Union List of Artist Names Online
http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=John+Rankine+BARCLAY&role=&nation=&prev_page=1&subjectid=500032710

Cornwall Artists Index
http://cornwallartists.org/cornwall-artists/john-rankine-barclay