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John Douglas, (25th January 1813 Dollar, Clackmannan - 11 Mar 1893, Glasgow) was a Portrait Painter and Photographer in Ayrshire; and a Photographer (Portrait and Carte-de-Visite) and Artist in Glasgow.

One of his sitters, circa 1834, was Dr. David Livingstone.letter of thanks

The National Galleries of Scotland say: "It seems we do hold four cartes-de-visites by John Douglas, but as our collection of these objects is uncatalogued they would be very difficult to locate". (December 2006).

He was in business with some of his sons - one of whom Walter was also an Artist as well as being a Photographer. John also had businesses in Helensburgh.

Family

He was the son of Walter Douglas and Isabella Anderson.

On 6 Mar 1835 he married Mary Lorimer. They had 10 children.

He was a first cousin of James Douglas, born 1810 in  Kilmarnock - father of Edwin James Douglas, born 1848



 

John Douglas and family 

Sally E. Douglas contributes:
This could be John Douglas 1813 Dollar, Clackmannan and his wife Mary Lorimer. They had 6 sons and 4 daughters. John was a snuff box painter, Portrait Painter and ‘artistic’ Photographer. Five of his sons became Photographers and one of them Walter Douglas was also an Artist. John’s studios were in Glasgow and later in Helensburgh too.
The children here could be L to R - Robert, William, John, Thomas Lorimer and Elizabeth Penelope Douglas. Thomas Lorimer Douglas became an Insurance Broker and Accountant.

 

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