James Caw | |
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Born | |
Died | 30 December 1891 | (aged 78)
Nationality | Scottish |
Known for | Portrait paintings |
James Caw (26 March 1813 - 30 December 1891) was a Scottish painter.
His father was Samuel Caw (27 September 1777 - 6 June 1854) from Perth, Scotland.[1]
His mother was Elizabeth Playfair (born 18 April 1785).[2] Samuel and Elizabeth were married on 14 January 1810.
He was born on 26 March 1813 in Glasgow.[3]
He married Eliza Simpson (c. 1822 - 19 July 1894).
In 1838 he exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy his work: Farm Kitchen In Arran.[4]
In 1884 he exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy his work: Nellie, Daughter Of The Rev. John Morgan, Viewforth Free Church, Edinburgh.[5]
He died at Harkhall Cottage, Rothesay on 30 December 1891.[6] The death certificate states he died of senile decay.
He is buried in Rothesay Cemetery on the Isle of Bute.[7]
The Manx museum has two of his portraits; for Thomas Kermode of Claughbane and his wife.[9][10]