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Edwin James Douglas (14 Jul 1848, Edinburgh, Scotland - Dec
1914, Thakenham, Sussex) was an Animal and Portrait Painter.
Edwin Douglas flourished between 1869 and 1892. Born in
Edinburgh, he was the son of James Douglas, a noted portrait
painter, and exhibited his first work at the Royal Scottish Academy
at the age of only 17.
Edwin
Douglas’s paintings were mainly of a sporting nature and he
attracted many notable patrons, including Sir Charles Tennant and
Queen Victoria. Queen Victoria purchased a picture of setters,
painted by Douglas, as a birthday present for King Edward VII.
*Main Categories found - Cattle, Dogs,
Horses, Sheep, Edwin James Douglas family portraits of Christiana
Maria (Martin) Douglas (his wife) and Margot (Marguerete Laura)
Douglas (his daughter)
* Coaching Postcards
* Horse
and Jinker
* Hunting with hounds
* Lone rose
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Tranquil roses in a vase
* Sailing ship
* Baroque
* Other categories (my category headings) -
~ Nature sets
- Tropical, Tahitian Sunset, Autumn Elegance, Alioa Fields
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Specifically Botanical sets - Rojo Botanical, Graceful State, Mystic
Opus, Centimento, Equatorial, Bonaire
~ Somewhat abstract -
Palimpsest, Always Special, Geo Mosaic
~ Ancient/Old World -
Eden, Epoch, Etruscan, Old World, Tuscadero, Timeless Equino
~ Oriental - Garden Haiku (perhaps Japanese), Japanese Feelings,
InnerChi (perhaps Chinese)
He exhibited in the Tate Gallery, London, in 1875 and in
Worthing, Sussex, in 1876.
Family
He was the youngest child, with 5 sisters, of
James Douglas, b Kilmarnock 1810.
On 23 Apr 1874, in Little Laver Church, he married Christiana
Maria Martin. They had 9 children.
Further details can be found in the Findon
Village website.
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