Portrait of St. SimonThe grave of Robert Alexander RSA, Dean Cemetery
Robert was born in Dalgarven near Kilwinning in Ayrshire. He was apprenticed to a painter and decorator in Irvine around 1854, who also taught him how to paint landscapes.
Around 1860 he obtained a position in the workshops of the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh. From 1868 he fully adopted oil painting as his profession, largely painting rural scenes and animals. He was elected ARSA in 1878 and RSA in 1888.[1]
He was an influence on the artist George Denholm Armour and accompanied him on a second trip to Tangiers. He visited Paris in 1906 and was greatly influenced thereafter by the Impressionists. His main patron was the Duke of Portland.[3]
He died in Edinburgh on 2 August 1923 and is buried in Dean Cemetery. His grave faces northwards to an east–west path in the inner north-west section, but is concealed behind larger graves.
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He was married twice, his second wife being Jemima Jane Martin. He had three children by his first wife and four by his second.[4][better source needed]
His sons included the artist Edwin Alexander RSA RSW (1870-1926) and sculptor Martin Alexander. His son Robert Love Alexander was father to Rear Admiral Robert Love Alexander.[5]
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