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Isabella Bissett
Born(1828-11-12)12 November 1828
Died23 April 1870(1870-04-23) (aged 41)
NationalityScottish
Known forLandscape paintings, miniatures

Isabella Bissett (c. 1828 - 23 April 1870) was a Scottish painter. She emigrated to Canada in the 1850s and continued painting there.

Life

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She was the daughter of James Bissett (born c. 1796), a portrait painter. They stayed in Gardener's Brae in Banff in 1841.[1]

She stayed in John Street in Pittenweem with her two sisters Helena (born c. 1832) and Margaret (born c. 1825).[2] Another sister Jane (born c. 1827) was not in the household in 1851.[3][4]

She emigrated to Canada before 1858 and then stayed in Peterborough, Ontario.[5] [6]

Art

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In 1848 she exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy her works: Smugglers On The Outlook - Scene Near Newark Castle, Coast Of Fife and Repose Of Gipsies.[7]

In 1851 she exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy her work: Glenburn Bridge, Kingsford, Aberdeenshire.[8]

While in Canada, she painted works like Catskill Landscape and Hudson Valley Landscape.[9]

Death

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She died on 23 April 1870 in Peterborough, Ontario.[10] It was remarked that she died after a lingering illness.[11] It was noted as phthisis on the death certificate, now known as tuberculosis.[12]

Works

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References

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Category:1828 births Category:1870 deaths Category:Scottish women painters