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Patrick Campbell Auld | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 August 1811 |
| Died | 22 October 1866 (aged 55) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Known for | Landscapes |
Patrick Campbell Auld (17 August 1811 - 22 October 1866) was a Scottish painter.[1]
Life
[edit]His father was Patrick Auld. His mother was Jean Wardrop.
Patrick Campbell Auld was born 17 August 1811 in Rutherglen. Both the RSA exhibition dictionary and the Dictionary of Scottish painters sometimes record him as using the name Peter instead of Patrick.
His earliest works come when he was staying in Ayrshire.
Around 1839 he moves to the Aberdeen area.
He married Mary McCombie (born c. 1823) from Kirkton of Tough in Aberdeenshire. The banns were issued on 23 July 1848 in Kirkton of Tough, and they married on 25 Jul 1848 in the Old Machar parish, Aberdeenshire. Mary was the daughter of Charles McCombie & Anne Black.
Around 1851 he moved to London, around the St. Pancreas area.
The couple had 3 sons, all born when the couple resided in London. Patrick (born 1851), William Auld (born 1855), Robert Campbell Auld (born 1857).
He later returned to Ayr to teach, before heading back to Aberdeen.
Art
[edit]In the 1861 census he was a teacher of drawing in Ayrshire, staying at 12 Cathcart Street in Ayr.
Death
[edit]He died on 22 October 1866 in Aberdeen.[2] He died at 26 North Silver Street.[3]
Works
[edit]View of Ben Lomond is held by Hospitalfield House.[4]
His The Burns Monument is held by the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum and the National Trust for Scotland.[5]
A wider framing of the Burns Monument is seen with The Burns Country held by Rozelle Galleries in Ayrshire.[6]
His The Demolition of Marischal College is held by Aberdeen University from 1837.[7]
Two of his London landscapes Highgate Ponds, Looking towards the Church, Highgate and Lower Heath Pond, Hampstead are held by the Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
- ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187597898/patrick-campbell-auld
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001271/18661025/041/0003
- ^ https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/view-of-ben-lomond-128574
- ^ https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-burns-monument-197305
- ^ https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-burns-country-229849
- ^ https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-demolition-of-marischal-college-104811
- ^ https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/highgate-ponds-looking-towards-the-church-highgate-123245
- ^ https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/lower-heath-pond-hampstead-123244
Category:1811 births
Category:1866 deaths
Category:Scottish male painters