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[]
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[]
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[]
- Entrance to Scarborough Castle[7]
- A Coastal View with Shipping
- Huntmen at Arundel
- A Cavalry Skirmish
Artistic Recognition[]
His portrait by Andrew Geddes is held by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.[8]
References[]
- ^ https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27959269
- ^ https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-John-Steuart-of-Allanbank-4th-Baronet/6000000014415841103
- ^ 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.
- ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1849
- ^ https://www.geni.com/people/Catherine-Steuart/6000000014416056022
- ^ https://www.geni.com/people/Elizabeth-Catherine-Steuart/6000000014415872648
- ^ https://www.invaluable.co.uk/auction-lot/sir-john-james-stuart-of-allanbank-british-118-c-3937a75fe6
- ^ "Sir John James Steuart of Allanbank (1779–1849), Etcher and Draughtsman | Art UK".
- 1779 births
- 1849 deaths
- Scottish artists
- Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
- Baronets in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia
- Scottish artist stubs
- Baronets in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia stubs