George Hay (artist)
George H. Hay RSA RSW (1831–1912) was a Scottish artist. His narrative paintings are often inspired by the works of Sir Walter Scott. In 1878 he founded the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours.
Life
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Hay was born at Prospect Bank House in Leith (Edinburgh's harbour town) in 1831.
He studied art under Robert Scott Lauder alongside William McTaggart, William Quiller Orchardson and Hugh Cameron.[1] The latter became a close friend and they shared a studio at 12 Queen Street, Edinburgh from 1880.[2]
In 1865 he was living at 16 Picardy Place at the head of Leith Walk.[3]
He became an associate of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1869 and a full member in 1876. He was Secretary to the RSA from 1881 to 1907.[4]
He moved to 9 Castle Terrace in 1884 but moved a year later to a Victorian terraced house at 7 Ravelston Terrace in west Edinburgh, where he lived for the rest of his life.[5]
Known works
[edit]- The Student's Dream (1857)
- Haymaking
- The Pet
- In a Rage
- The Court of Mary Queen of Scots
References
[edit]- ^ "George Hay (1831-1912) - Richard Taylor Fine Art".
- ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1880
- ^ Edinburgh Post Office directory 1865
- ^ "George Hay (1831-1912) - Richard Taylor Fine Art".
- ^ Edinburgh Post Office directory 1910
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