Printmaker and painter; born 13 February 1859, in Dumbarton. Studied at the Slade under Alphonse Legros and became renowned for prolific, imaginative and sometimes macabre etching; early works such as Death of the Ploughman’s Wife (1888) and The Socialists (1891) were followed by The Ancient Mariner (1896) and Don Quixote (1902). Many portraits exhibited in Museums around the world. 

 

Current Collection held at:

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Tate Gallery, London

Fine Arts Museum San Fransisco

National Galleries of Scotland

National Galery of Art, D.C.

Art Institute of Chicago