Page loaded successfully. Showing biography for Andrew Geddes.
Andrew Geddes BIOGRAPHY
1783 Edinburgh, Scotland - 1844 London, England. Known for: Portrait, figure and landscape painting, etching.
Andrew Geddes was a Scottish portrait painter and etcher*, who was born in Edinburgh. After receiving a good education in the high school and in the University of Edinburgh, he was for five years in... Read full biography
Andrew Geddes was a Scottish portrait painter and etcher*, who was born in Edinburgh. After receiving a good education in the high school and in the University of Edinburgh, he was for five years in the excise office, in which his father held the post of deputy auditor. After the death of his... Read full biography
Andrew Geddes was a Scottish portrait painter and etcher*, who was born in Edinburgh. After receiving a good education in the high school and in the University of Edinburgh, he was for five years in the excise office, in which his father held the post of deputy auditor. After the death of his father, who had opposed his desire to become an artist, he went to London and entered the Royal Academy of London* schools. His first contribution to the exhibitions of the Royal Academy, a St John in the... Read full biography
Andrew Geddes was a Scottish portrait painter and etcher*, who was born in Edinburgh. After receiving a good education in the high school and in the University of Edinburgh, he was for five years in the excise office, in which his father held the post of deputy auditor. After the death of his father, who had opposed his desire to become an artist, he went to London and entered the Royal Academy of London* schools. His first contribution to the exhibitions of the Royal Academy, a St John in the Wilderness, appeared at Somerset House in 1806, and from that year onwards Geddes was a fairly constant exhibitor of figure-subjects and portraits. His well-known portrait of David Wilkie, with whom he was on terms of intimacy, was at the Royal... Read full biography
Andrew Geddes was a Scottish portrait painter and etcher*, who was born in Edinburgh. After receiving a good education in the high school and in the University of Edinburgh, he was for five years in the excise office, in which his father held the post of deputy auditor. After the death of his father, who had opposed his desire to become an artist, he went to London and entered the Royal Academy of London* schools. His first contribution to the exhibitions of the Royal Academy, a St John in the Wilderness, appeared at Somerset House in 1806, and from that year onwards Geddes was a fairly constant exhibitor of figure-subjects and portraits. His well-known portrait of David Wilkie, with whom he was on terms of intimacy, was at the Royal Academy in 1816. He alternated for some years between London and Edinburgh, with some excursions on the Continent, but in 1831 settled... Read full biography
Artist Biography
Biography page for Andrew Geddes ((1783 - 1844)), known for Portrait, figure and landscape painting, etching. Showing 1 biographical entries and 0 sample artworks.
Andrew Geddes - Artist Info
About Andrew Geddes
Biography
Andrew Geddes was a Scottish portrait painter and etcher*, who was born in Edinburgh. After receiving a good education in the high school and in the University of Edinburgh, he was for five years in the excise office, in which his father held the post of deputy auditor.
After the death of his father, who had opposed his desire to become an artist, he went to London and entered the Royal Academy of London* schools. His first contribution to the exhibitions of the Royal Academy, a St John in the Wilderness, appeared at Somerset House in 1806, and from that year onwards Geddes was a fairly constant exhibitor of figure-subjects and portraits.
His well-known portrait of David Wilkie, with whom he was on terms of intimacy, w...But wait, there's more...
Displaying 1,730 of 1,714 characters.
Subscriber Members, please Sign In for full artist biographies and all services.
For non-paying users, good news! Full text bios for all artists are available every Friday.
If you are not currently a member, please See Details about membership.