Thomas Duncan (painter)
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Thomas Duncan | |
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 Duncan in 1844, by Hill & Adamson | |
| Born | 4 May 1807 |
| Died | 25 April 1845 (aged 37) |
| Resting place | Warriston Cemetery |
Thomas Duncan ARA RSA (4 May 1807 – 25 April 1845) was a Scottish portrait and historical painter.[1]
Duncan was born in Kinclaven, Perthshire on 4 May 1807.
Educated at the Perth Academy, he began studying law, but abandoned it for art. Beginning under the instruction of Sir William Allan, he attained early distinction as a delineator of the human figure; and his first pictures established his fame so completely, that at a very early age he was appointed professor of coloring and afterwards of drawing, in the Trustees' Academy of Edinburgh.[2]
In the 1830s, his address is given as 1 Darnaway Street, a large Georgian flat on the edge of the Moray Estate in the west end of Edinburgh's New Town.[3]
He died of a brain tumour[4] in Edinburgh on 25 April 1845.[1]
He is buried in Warriston Cemetery in north Edinburgh. The grave lies on a slope next to the steps at the east end of the vaults next to the grave of James Young Simpson.
