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Alexander Blaikley
Born(1816-04-13)13 April 1816
Died11 October 1903(1903-10-11) (aged 87)
NationalityScottish

Alexander Blaikley (13 April 1816 - 11 October 1903) was a Scottish painter.[1]

Life

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His father was David Blaikley (22 April 1793 - c. 1822) from Glasgow.

His mother was Ruth Gillies (c. 1794 - 29 June 1872), daughter of a Perthshire shoemaker, born in London. David and Ruth married on 8 February 1813 in Glasgow.

Alexander Blaikley was born on 13 April 1816 in Glasgow.

He married Jane Pratt (1818 - 10 November 1840) on 17 August 1837 in Edinburgh. The couple had one daughter, but Jane unfortunately died while their child was still in infancy.

On drawing a portrait of Queen Victoria, his artwork became fashionable in England, and he moved to London. He married Jane Shaw (24 June 1817 - 27 December 1868) in Hackney. The couple have 9 children.

On Jane Shaw's death he married again for the last time; on 15 November 1871 in Islington to Margaret Barnard (11 May 1830 - 7 June 1910).

Art

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His grandson Ernest Blaikley was also an artist.

Death

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He died on 11 October 1903 in Middlesex, England. He was staying at 23 Stavordale Road East in Islington. His effects were valued at £221, 14 shillings and 4 pence on death.

Works

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References

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  1. ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.


Category:1816 births Category:1903 deaths Category:Scottish male painters