Regent Quay
Artist
Alexander Merrie Hardie
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1910 - 1989)
Dateafter 1930
Object NamePrint
Mediumpaper ink
ClassificationsMaritime History
Dimensions25CM X 30CM
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS077141
About MeProfessor Alexander Merrie Hardie was born in Aberdeen and studied classic then engineering at Aberdeen University. Prof. Hardie worked for Metropolitan Vickers in Manchester before WWII and became friends with Jimmie Finniecomb, whose wife originated from Aberdeen. This etching was a gift to Alice Finniecomb in the 1930s. During the Second World War Prof. Hardie joined the RAF and after the war became Professor of Engineering at Brunel University. He retired to Cromarty, where he became well known as an artist.
