Edward Algernon Stuart Douglas (1848- 1918) was a
British painter in both oil and watercolour of sporting images. Douglas
is said to have worked in conjunction with Ackermanns for many years,
who in 1887 published a set of four coursing scenes by Douglas which
were engraved by C.R. Stock.
He was educated (1861) at
Charterhouse School, near Godalming in Surrey, United Kingdom.
Little is known of the life of this
very competent sporting painter. Between 1880 and 1892 he exhibited ten
works at the Royal Academy, all of which were hunting scenes and which
were sent from an address in Barnes, London, where he is thought to have
lived.
Douglas frequently
produced pictures in pairs or sets of four; a pair of his hunting scenes
was engraved by Edward Gilbert Hester. He sometimes worked in miniature
and his larger compositions have the detailed and delicate finish of his
miniature work.
He also painted portraits of horses, dogs and
group portraits, such as ‘Lord Portman’s Hounds; The East Dorset’ which
was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1890.
In addition to those
illustrated above, titles by the artist
include ‘After a Long Run’ 1883, ‘The Huntsman’s Favourites’ 1884 and ‘Lord
Portman’s Hounds’ 1890.
He died in September 1918, aged 69, in
Dorking.
Research note:
1. Possibly the
son of Commander Charles Henry
Douglas.
2. 1881 census
Elizabeth DOUGLAS Head Widow
Female Age64 born London, Middlesex, England No Occupation
Edward
A.S. DOUGLAS Son Ummarried Male Age32 born Wexford, Ireland Artist
Animal Painter
Arthur DOUGLAS Son Unmarried Male Age30 Wexford,
Ireland Traveller In Soap
Dwelling 1 Castelnau Cottage
Census
Place Barnes, Surrey, England
Family History Library Film 1341201
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 0847 / 81
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