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Isabella Bissett | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 November 1828 |
| Died | 23 April 1870 (aged 41) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Known for | Landscape paintings, miniatures |
Isabella Bissett (c. 1828 - 23 April 1870) was a Scottish painter. She emigrated to Canada in the 1850s and continued painting there.
Life[edit]
She was the daughter of James Bissett (born c. 1796), a portrait painter. They stayed in Gardener's Brae in Banff in 1841.[1]
She stayed in John Street in Pittenweem with her two sisters Helena (born c. 1832) and Margaret (born c. 1825).[2] Another sister Jane (born c. 1827) was not in the household in 1851.[3][4]
She emigrated to Canada before 1858 and then stayed in Peterborough, Ontario.[5] [6]
Art[edit]
In 1848 she exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy her works: Smugglers On The Outlook - Scene Near Newark Castle, Coast Of Fife and Repose Of Gipsies.[7]
In 1851 she exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy her work: Glenburn Bridge, Kingsford, Aberdeenshire.[8]
While in Canada, she painted works like Catskill Landscape and Hudson Valley Landscape.[9]
Death[edit]
She died on 23 April 1870 in Peterborough, Ontario.[10] It was remarked that she died after a lingering illness.[11] It was noted as phthisis on the death certificate, now known as tuberculosis.[12]
Works[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1233863:1004
- ^ https://www.artory.com/artists/isabella-bissett/pittenweem-fife-untitled-F5TNGKE6/
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1233866:1004
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1202362:1076?tid=&pid=&queryId=b1ab2c5ed962d4f6ea71b547ca6e9bed&_phsrc=GYS1390&_phstart=successSource
- ^ https://static.livebooks.com/a8b805842d124ed6bae8629e30926996/r/ae4faba1801746559b019b4ed95acddf/1/CATALOGUE_Soaring_Sights.pdf
- ^ https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyDate.from=1870&q.anyPlace=Peterborough%2C%20Ontario%2C%20Canada&q.givenName=Isabella&q.surname=Bissett
- ^ The Royal Scottish Academy Exhibitors 1826 - 1990. Charles Baile de Laperriere. Hilmarton Manor Press. 1991.
- ^ The Royal Scottish Academy Exhibitors 1826 - 1990. Charles Baile de Laperriere. Hilmarton Manor Press. 1991.
- ^ https://static.livebooks.com/a8b805842d124ed6bae8629e30926996/r/ae4faba1801746559b019b4ed95acddf/1/CATALOGUE_Soaring_Sights.pdf
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000446/18700526/103/0008
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000162/18700520/037/0004
- ^ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6P7W-L9G?i=436&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AJX4F-42P
- ^ https://www.artory.com/artists/isabella-bissett/pittenweem-fife-untitled-F5TNGKE6/
Category:1828 births
Category:1870 deaths
Category:Scottish women painters