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James Saint
James Saint

James Saint

Artist (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1841 - 1913)
Sitter (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1820 - 1890)
Date1883
Mediumoil on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 81.8 cm, Width: 61.8 cm
Frame: Height: 108.1 cm, Width: 89.2 cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1934 by Miss J J Saint.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationOn Loan
Object numberABDAG004010
Keywords
About MeJames Saint was born in Aberdeen in 1820. He was educated at the parish school of Fetteresso and at Meston's Academy, Aberdeen. He was apprenticed to Mr. G. Sutheland, silk mercer, Union Street. After spending a year in Montrose and three years in London, he returned to Aberdeen and began his own business in 1847. His business was one of the most extensive wholesale and retail draper establishments in the north of Scotland. He died in 1890.
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Saint (1820-1890) was proprietor of one of the largest wholesale and retail drapers (cloth merchants) in northern Scotland.