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William Douglas|1780|1832| William Douglas (born 1780 died 1832), miniature-painter, a descendant of the family of Douglas of Glenbervie, was born in Fifeshire 14 April 1780. He received a liberal education, and very early showed a taste for the fine arts and the beauties of nature. This led to his being placed as an apprentice to Robert Scott the engraver at Edin- burgh, John Burnet the engraver being one of his fellow-apprentices. Though he had skill as a landscape-painter, he adopted the profession of a miniature-painter, and gained considerable success, not only in Scotland, but in England. He was one of the associated artists who exhibited in Edinburgh from 1808 to 1816, and contributed to their exhibitions numerous miniatures, landscapes, and animal-pieces. He had numerous patrons, especially the Duke of Buccleuch and his family, and on 9 July 1817 he was appointed miniature-painter to Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg. His miniatures were much esteemed for their tasteful and delicate execution. Some of these were exhibited by him at the Royal Academy in London in 1818, 1819, 1826, including a portrait of Lieutenant-general Sir John Hope. Douglas died at his home in Hart Street, Edinburgh, 30 January 1832, leaving a widow, one son, and two daughters. His eldest daughter, Miss Archibald Ramsay Douglas, born 23 April 1807, also practised as a miniature-painter. She exhibited at the Royal Academy in London in 1834, 1836, 1841, and died in Hart Street, Edinburgh, 25 December 1886.[DNB 1][DNB 2][DNB 3][DNB 4][1]

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  1. [[Template:Cite DNB|vb=yes|author=Template:DNB LC|title=Douglas, William (1780-1832) (DNB00)|work=Dictionary of National Biography|volume=15|pages=0|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Douglas,_William_(1780-1832)_(DNB00)]]

DNB references[edit]

These references are found in the DNB article referred to above.

  1. Anderson's Popular Scottish Biography
  2. Anderson's Scottish Nation
  3. Royal Academy Catalogues
  4. information from Mr. J. M. Gray.

External links[edit]

Douglas, William (1780-1832) (DNB00)|Douglas, William (1780-1832)

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