Carlile Henry Hayes Macartney
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Carlile Henry Hayes Macartney | |
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| Born | 8 March 1842 Britain |
| Died | 1924 (aged 81–82) |
| Known for | Painter |
| Movement | Orientalist |
Carlile Henry Hayes Macartney (1842–1924) was a British painter and Orientalist, noted for his portraits.
Macartney was born on 3 March 1842 to Maxwell Macartney, a doctor, and Maxwell's first wife Emily Eliza Hayes.[1] He was a student at Clare College, graduating in 1866.[2] As well as a painter Macartney was an orientalist academic, producing several English versions of oriental text[3][4] and a barrister at the Inner Temple.[1][5] Macartney, along with his half brother, Sir Mervyn Macartney, were amongst the founders of the Art Workers' Guild in 1884.[6] Macartney lived at Foxholds House, Thatcham which was designed by Sir Mervyn Macartney in 1895, and is now home to the regional office of English Nature.[7] He married Louisa Gardiner[8] and their son Carlile Aylmer Macartney was a noted academic specialising in the history and politics of East-Central Europe and in particular the history of Austria and Hungary.[9][10]
