John James Stuart of Allanbank
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Sir John James Stuart or Steuart, 5th Baronet of Allanbank, FRSE (1779–1849) was a 19th-century Scottish landowner and artist.[1]
Life
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He was born in Rome in 1779 the eldest son of Sir John Steuart, 4th Baronet of Allanbank, great grandson of Sir Robert Steuart, 1st Baronet, and his wife, Frances Coutts.[2]
In 1817, on the death of his father, he inherited his estates and became 5th Baronet of Allanbank.
In 1823 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh his proposer being fellow amateur artist James Skene of Rubislaw.[3]
He died at his Edinburgh townhouse, 20 Maitland Street[4] on 29 January 1849. He is buried nearby, against the north wall in the centre of one of the lower terraces of the churchyard of St John's, Edinburgh.
Family
[edit]He married twice. Firstly to Catherine Monro, daughter of Alexander Monro, tertius.[5]
He secondly married Elizabeth Catherine Woodcock (d.1828), daughter of Elborough Woodcock.[6]
He had no children by either marriage and the baronetcy ended with his death.
Known works
[edit]- Entrance to Scarborough Castle[7]
- A Coastal View with Shipping
- Huntmen at Arundel
- A Cavalry Skirmish
Artistic Recognition
[edit]His portrait by Andrew Geddes is held by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sir John James Steuart of Allanbank, 1779 - 1849. Etcher and draughtsman".
- ^ "Sir John Steuart of Allanbank, 4th Baronet". 1756.
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1849
- ^ "Catherine Steuart".
- ^ "Elizabeth Catherine Steuart".
- ^ "SIR JOHN JAMES STUART OF ALLANBANK (British". Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Sir John James Steuart of Allanbank (1779–1849), Etcher and Draughtsman | Art UK".
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