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Alexander Abernethy Ritchie
Born(1814-07-13)13 July 1814
Died11 April 1850(1850-04-11) (aged 35)
NationalityScottish

Alexander Abernethy Ritchie (13 July 1814 - 11 April 1850) was a Scottish painter and stone mason.[1][2]

Life

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His father was Thomas Ritchie (1775 - 1840) from Edinburgh.

His mother was Janet Little (22 November 1780 - 1861) from Edinburgh. Thomas and Janet married on 29 October 1799 in Canongate, Edinburgh.

Alexander Abernethy Ritchie was born on 13 July 1814 in Edinburgh.

Art

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Death

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He died on 11 April 1850 at 1 St. John's Hill, Edinburgh.[3]

Obit[4]

Works

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References

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  1. ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
  2. ^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.
  3. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002682/18500415/051/0003
  4. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002682/18500415/006/0002
  5. ^ https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/163706
  6. ^ https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/38588/sketchbook


Category:1814 births Category:1850 deaths Category:Scottish male painters