Lindsay was the eldest son of Lieutenant-General Sir James Lindsay, son of the Hon. Robert Lindsay, second son of James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres. His mother was Anne, daughter of Sir Coutts Trotter, 1st Baronet, a principal partner in Coutt's Bank. Robert Loyd-Lindsay, 1st Baron Wantage, was his younger brother. In 1839 he succeeded by special remainder to his maternal grandfather's baronetcy (which became extinct on Lindsay's own death).[3] He then entered the army, commanding the 1st Regiment of the Italian Legion during the Crimean War before retiring from military life to devote himself to art. From 1862 to 1874 he exhibited many pictures, including various successful portraits. In 1879 he and his first wife, Lady Lindsay (of Balcarres), were both elected to membership of the Institute of Painters in Water Colours. His studio at 4-5 Cromwell Place was also used by Archibald Stuart-Wortley.
He and his first wife founded the Grosvenor Gallery in 1877 as an alternative to the Royal Academy. It was devoted to exhibiting works by the Pre-Raphaelites (then held to be too stylistically advanced for the Royal Academy) and becoming the focus of the Aesthetic Movement from then until its closure in 1890. Its inaugural exhibition on 1 May 1877 included James Whistler's Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket, leading to the famous libel trial between Whistler and John Ruskin. Coutts was important to the careers of Coutts' friends Whistler and George Frederic Watts in providing a sympathetic venue for the display of their work. However, the gallery declined after Lindsay separated from his first wife, and it closed in 1890. In the 30 years before her death she then lived in London and Venice, gathering a circle of friends including Alma Tadema, GF Watts and Robert Browning and collecting a number of fine paintings (some of which she left to the National Gallery). She also published several volumes of poetry, including From a Venetian Balcony (1903) and Poems of Love and Death (1907).
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St Andrew's Church, Ham
He first married in 1864 to the distinguished artist, novelist and poet Caroline Blanche Elizabeth Fitzroy[4] (born 1844, died 10 August 1912, London), daughter of the Rt. Hon. Henry Fitzroy by his wife Hannah Mayer de Rothschild (daughter of Nathan Meyer Rothschild). Her portrait by Joseph Middleton Jopling is at the National Portrait Gallery, London.[5] His daughter Harriet Euphemia Susan Lindsay married Thomas Selby Henrey, who was father of Robert Selby Henry, who was father of Bobby Henrey.
Lindsay's first marriage broke down after his founding of the Grosvenor Gallery, with Lady Lindsay taking control of it. They lived separately until her death in 1912; Lindsay's second marriage, in 1912, was to Kate Harriet Burfield (d. 1937). He is buried at St Andrew's Church, Ham.
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Playsedit
Alfred
Edward the Black Prince
Boadicea: A Tragedy, 1857
Bibliographyedit
Walkley, Giles, Artists' houses in London 1764–1914, Aldershot, 1994
Casteras, Susan P., Colleen Denney, The Grosvenor Gallery: a Palace of Art in Victorian England, New Haven, 1996 The Annual Register 1913, p. 95
Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford, on-line edition (accessed 2004).
^"Author: Lady Caroline Blanche Elizabeth Lindsay (1845–1912)". At the Circulating Library: a database of Victorian fiction, 1837-1901.
^"Caroline Blanche Elizabeth (née FitzRoy), Lady Lindsay". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1922). "Lindsay, Sir Coutts". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 31 (12th ed.). London & New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company. p. 770.
coutts, lindsay, baronet, february, 1824, 1913, kingston, upon, thames, british, artist, watercolourist, grosvenor, gallery, caricature, joseph, middleton, jopling, published, vanity, fair, 1883, contents, life, marriages, works, plays, bibliography, external,. Sir Coutts Lindsay 2nd Baronet 2 February 1824 7 May 1913 Kingston upon Thames was a British artist and watercolourist 2 The Grosvenor Gallery Caricature by Joseph Middleton Jopling 1 published in Vanity Fair in 1883 Contents 1 Life 2 Marriages 3 Works 3 1 Plays 4 Bibliography 5 External links 6 ReferencesLife editLindsay was the eldest son of Lieutenant General Sir James Lindsay son of the Hon Robert Lindsay second son of James Lindsay 5th Earl of Balcarres His mother was Anne daughter of Sir Coutts Trotter 1st Baronet a principal partner in Coutt s Bank Robert Loyd Lindsay 1st Baron Wantage was his younger brother In 1839 he succeeded by special remainder to his maternal grandfather s baronetcy which became extinct on Lindsay s own death 3 He then entered the army commanding the 1st Regiment of the Italian Legion during the Crimean War before retiring from military life to devote himself to art From 1862 to 1874 he exhibited many pictures including various successful portraits In 1879 he and his first wife Lady Lindsay of Balcarres were both elected to membership of the Institute of Painters in Water Colours His studio at 4 5 Cromwell Place was also used by Archibald Stuart Wortley He and his first wife founded the Grosvenor Gallery in 1877 as an alternative to the Royal Academy It was devoted to exhibiting works by the Pre Raphaelites then held to be too stylistically advanced for the Royal Academy and becoming the focus of the Aesthetic Movement from then until its closure in 1890 Its inaugural exhibition on 1 May 1877 included James Whistler s Nocturne in Black and Gold The Falling Rocket leading to the famous libel trial between Whistler and John Ruskin Coutts was important to the careers of Coutts friends Whistler and George Frederic Watts in providing a sympathetic venue for the display of their work However the gallery declined after Lindsay separated from his first wife and it closed in 1890 In the 30 years before her death she then lived in London and Venice gathering a circle of friends including Alma Tadema GF Watts and Robert Browning and collecting a number of fine paintings some of which she left to the National Gallery She also published several volumes of poetry including From a Venetian Balcony 1903 and Poems of Love and Death 1907 Marriages edit nbsp St Andrew s Church HamHe first married in 1864 to the distinguished artist novelist and poet Caroline Blanche Elizabeth Fitzroy 4 born 1844 died 10 August 1912 London daughter of the Rt Hon Henry Fitzroy by his wife Hannah Mayer de Rothschild daughter of Nathan Meyer Rothschild Her portrait by Joseph Middleton Jopling is at the National Portrait Gallery London 5 His daughter Harriet Euphemia Susan Lindsay married Thomas Selby Henrey who was father of Robert Selby Henry who was father of Bobby Henrey Lindsay s first marriage broke down after his founding of the Grosvenor Gallery with Lady Lindsay taking control of it They lived separately until her death in 1912 Lindsay s second marriage in 1912 was to Kate Harriet Burfield d 1937 He is buried at St Andrew s Church Ham Works editPlays edit Alfred Edward the Black Prince Boadicea A Tragedy 1857Bibliography editWalkley Giles Artists houses in London 1764 1914 Aldershot 1994Casteras Susan P Colleen Denney The Grosvenor Gallery a Palace of Art in Victorian England New Haven 1996 The Annual Register 1913 p 95 Dictionary of National Biography Oxford on line edition accessed 2004 External links editPortraits of him National Portrait Gallery https web archive org web 20040623035853 http www whistler arts gla ac uk biog Lind C htm John Hannavay Encyclopedia of Nineteenth century PhotographyReferences edit Jopling s original watercolour of Sir Coutts Lindsay 2nd Bt is in the National Portrait Gallery London Sir Coutts Lindsay The Times 9 May 1913 p 9 via The Times Digital Archive thepeerage com Sir Coutts Lindsay 2nd Bt Author Lady Caroline Blanche Elizabeth Lindsay 1845 1912 At the Circulating Library a database of Victorian fiction 1837 1901 Caroline Blanche Elizabeth nee FitzRoy Lady Lindsay National Portrait Gallery Retrieved 23 August 2022 nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1922 Lindsay Sir Coutts Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 31 12th ed London amp New York The Encyclopaedia Britannica Company p 770 Baronetage of the United KingdomPreceded byCoutts Trotter Baronet of West Ville 1837 1913 Extinct Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coutts Lindsay amp oldid 1144682241, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
