Robert Scott Lauder
Robert Scott Lauder (born June 25, 1803 in Edinburgh , † April 21, 1869 ibid) was a Scottish artist who described himself as a history painter.
Lauder was the brother of the painter James Eckford Lauder . The chance acquaintance with David Roberts led him to turn to painting. He studied in London and Edinburgh from 1822 to 1829 . In 1829 he became a member of the Royal Scottish Academy , in whose exhibitions he was represented until the end of his life. He has also exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts and the British Institution in London. Artistically he was influenced by John Thomson , whose daughter, Isabella, he married in 1833.
From 1833 to 1838 Lauder stayed in Italy and studied the old masters in Venice , Florence and Rome ; in addition, he was busy with portrait work during this time. Upon his return, Lauder became the first President of the National Institution of the Fine Arts in London. He later moved back to his hometown, where he was an influential teacher at the Trustees Drawing Academy from 1852 to 1861 . Among his students were emerging talents such as John MacWhirter and Peter Graham .
Lauder's most successful historical representations were thematically based on novellas by Sir Walter Scott . The best known of these works is The Trial of Effie Deans. Among the other important works are the Liverpool award-winning painting The Bride of Lammermoor (1831), Christ walking on the Sea (1847), Maître Pierre, the Countess of Croye, and Quentin Durward in the Inn (1851), Christ appearing to the Disciples on the Way to Emmaus (1851) and Christ teaching Humility (1848).
literature
- Dictionary of National Biography on Infopedia UK multimedia CD . Softkey Multimedia Inc., 1996.
- NN: Lauder, Robert Scott . In: Sidney Lee (Ed.): Dictionary of National Biography . Volume 32: Lambe - Leigh. , MacMillan & Co, Smith, Elder & Co., New York City / London 1892, p. 197 (English).
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| SURNAME | Lauder, Robert Scott |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 25, 1803 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Edinburgh |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 21, 1869 |
| Place of death | Edinburgh |