Charles Louis Mitchell
Charles Louis Mitchell (26 February 1859 – 30 May 1918) was a Scottish artist who gained a local reputation as a painter of landscapes and later of portraits. He was born in Laurencekirk on 26 February 1859. His father was David Mitchell, a farmer, and his mother, Mary Ferguson.[1] He was educated in Montrose and Aberdeen before travelling to Germany where he studied art briefly. Initially, he worked as a bank clerk before joining the Dundee Graphic Art Association in 1891. He exhibited with them till 1900 and worked from a studio at 26 Ward Road, Dundee. He was commissioned to restore a collection of 18th century portraits belonging to Lord Gardenstone.[2] One of his portraits (c. 1891) was of George B. Simpson who was doubtless one of his patrons. He married Agnes M. Baxter at Dundee on 31 July 1900.[1] He visited the US frequently and eventually settled in Pittsburgh where he died on 30 May 1918.[2]
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[edit]- ^ a b Births, marriages, deaths and census information available at the General Register Office for Scotland, Scotlands People Centre in Edinburgh, and also at http://scotlandspeople.gov.uk
- ^ a b Entry in Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture, ed. by Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors' Club, 1988, p.408.