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Eric Harald Macbeth Robertson | |
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| Born | 13 February 1887 |
| Died | 29 April 1941 (aged 54) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
Eric Harald Macbeth Robertson (13 February 1887 - 29 April 1941) was a Scottish painter.[1][2]
Life
[edit]1891 census - 1 Lovers Walk, Dumfries[3]
His father was Andrew Macbeth Robertson (9 December 1839 - 2 April 1900), a commercial traveller from Lerwick.[4]
His mother was Jane Fairbairn (3 September 1842 - 1905) from Glasgow.[5] Andrew and Jane married on 19 July 1869 in St. Mary's manse in Dumfries.
Eric Harald Macbeth Robertson was born in Dumfries on 13 February 1887.[6]
He married the artist Cecile Walton (29 March 1891 – 23 April 1956). They married on 21 February 1914 in Edinburgh.
The couple separated in 1924 due to Robertson's drinking and later divorced in 1927.
Art
[edit]Death
[edit]He died on 29 April 1941 at Thingwall near Birkenhead, in the Wirral, England.[7]
Works
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
- ^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/records?recordId=3774468&collectionId=1108&tid=&pid=&queryId=40ba50e1-155c-4bd0-a24e-70018257531f&_phsrc=rQq1886&_phstart=successSource
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/170281557/person/132210564341/facts
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/170281557/person/132210573156/facts
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/170281557/person/132210560909/facts
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19410501/172/0008
Category:1887 births
Category:1941 deaths
Category:Scottish male painters