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- W3149525985 abstract "the life of John Frederick Lewis abounds in teasing gaps in our knowledge. Even the year of his birth is a matter of some doubt, although 1804 now seems more probable than 1805. Lack of documentation, or contradictory documentation, at certain key periods is one reason for this uncertainty; another is Lewis's personal reticence, something we find even in 185 5-5 8 when, as president of the Old Water-Colour Society, he was obliged to fulfil a more public role. It is therefore sat isfying to report an episode in the artist's life that is reasonably well documented. The collection of sixty-three watercolour and gouache copies of old-master paintings by Lewis in the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, was briefly discussed in Michael Lewis's book on his great-great-uncle,1 but remains little known, and hardly any of the works have been repro duced.2 The present article concentrates on the strong repre sentation of Spanish painting in the collection,3 but first some account must be given of the events that led to the decision taken by the Royal Scottish Academy to acquire this group of works from Lewis. Founded in 1826, the Scottish Academy became the Royal Scottish Academy in 1838. The acquisition of Lewis's collec tion in 1853 highlighted national aspirations for Scottish painting and for art education in Scodand, following eight eenth-century initiatives.4 Added momentum was given by the Academy's energetic secretary from 1830 to 1869, the painter-photographer David Octavius Hill (1802-70). The purchase of Lewis's watercolours owed much to his efforts. Between 12th February and 7th May 1853, the English artist's dazzling oriental watercolour The Hhareem (private collection, Japan), then owned by Joseph Arden, was on view in the Academy's annual exhibition.5 Its brilliant handling of light and its gem-like colour had made it a sensation at the Old Water-Colour Society in London three years earlier, and Hill and his fellow-members were delighted at their success in 7. Copy of a detail from Las meninas, by John Frederick Lewis after Diego Velazquez, c.1832-33. Watercolour and gouache, 18.9 by 27.1 cm. (Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh)." @default.
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- W3149525985 title "John Frederick Lewis and the Royal Scottish Academy I: The Spanish Connection" @default.
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