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Margaret Adam | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 April 1731 |
| Died | 17 December 1820 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
Margaret Adam (18 April 1731 - 17 December 1820) was a Scottish painter and draughtswoman.[1]
Life[edit]
Her father was William Adam (1689 - 1748), an architect from Fife.
Her mother was Mary Robertson (1699 - 1761) also from Fife. William and Mary married on 30 May 1716 in Abbotshall in Fife.
Margaret Adam, known as Peggy, was born on 18 April 1731 in Edinburgh. She went through her life unmarried.[2]
Her brothers were the architects Robert Adam, John Adam and James Adam.
Her father William Adam stayed at the Blair Adam estate. It passed to his son Robert Adam on William's death. Robert never married and passed his estate to his sisters Elizabeth and Margaret.
Art[edit]
She was an amateur draughtswoman.[3]
She has two works in the Blair Adam collection: Rocky Landscape With Trees and A Classical Building In The Distance.[4]
Death[edit]
She died on 17 December 1820. She died at her house in Albemarle Street, in Mayfair in London.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
- ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
- ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
- ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000446/18201228/036/0004
Category:1731 births
Category:1820 deaths
Category:Scottish male painters