James Abercromby
Born(1706-10-15)15 October 1706
Died21 November 1781(1781-11-21) (aged 75)
NationalityScottish
Known forLandscape paintings, wood engravings

James Abercromby (15 October 1706 - 1781) was a Scottish painter.[1]

Life

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Alexander Abercromby (1678-1729), of Glassaugh, Fordyce, Banff was brought into the Scottish parliament by the Earl of Seafield.[2]

Abercromby was brought in by Seafield to the vacant parliamentary commissionership for Banffshire in 1706 in order to give a vote for Union.

He then voted for the Union with England, purchased a captaincy for £1000 and was given a £450 pension. His sons were also provided for: one was a soldier; one was an artist. The artist was given a lifetime patent as the King's limner in Scotland.[3]

This artist son was James Abercromby. He was baptised on 15 October 1706 in Fordyce in Banffshire.

He became a soldier in the American colonies.[4]

It was noted that the office of Painter and Limner for the King in Scotland was a sinecure for the Abercromby family and not necessarily related to artistic ability.

He was the second holder of the Painter and Limner for Scotland, a member of the Royal Household.[5]

Death

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He died 1781 in Laurens, South Carolina.[6]

Works

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References

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  1. ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
  2. ^ https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/abercromby-alexander-1678-1729
  3. ^ https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/abercromby-alexander-1678-1729
  4. ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
  5. ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
  6. ^ https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-68425


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