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William Alexander by Sir George Reid
William Alexander
William Alexander by Sir George Reid
William Alexander by Sir George Reid

William Alexander

Artist (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1841 - 1913)
Associated (Pitcaple, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1826 - 1894)
Date1877
Mediumoil on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 69 cm, Width: 57.2 cm
Frame: Height: 99 cm, Width: 87.6 cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1922 by Mrs Henry.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationOn Loan
Object numberABDAG004006
Keywords
About MeWilliam Alexander was born in Chapel of Garioch in 1826. The editor of the Aberdeen Free Press, he was also the author of the Doric classic ‘Johnny Gibb of Gushetneuk’. Reid based another likeness of the author for the frontispiece of the book on this portrait and, when Alexander died in 1894, the sculptor James Pittendrigh Macgillivray based his memorial bust (in Nellfield Cemetary) on this portrait.
More About Me

After losing a leg in an accident, Alexander taught himself shorthand, became a successful journalist and later Vice President of the Institute of Journalists!

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