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Andrew Carrick Gow | |
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Born | 15 or 18 June 1848 London, England, UK |
Died | 1 February 1920 London, England, UK | (aged 71)
Nationality | British |
Elected | Member of the Royal Academy, 1890 |
Andrew Carrick Gow RA (15 or 18 June 1848 – 1 February 1920) [1] was a British painter who painted scenes from British and European history as well as portraits and genre.
Born in London in 1848, Gow studied at Heatherley's School of Art.
He was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy, and elsewhere from 1867 onwards, and in 1881, he was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy, becoming a full Royal Academician in 1891. The artist Lawrence Alma-Tadema was a close friend.
In 1900, he visited Egypt and he used his sketches to compose a scene representing the death of the Mahdi soon after the defeat of his troops by Colonel Wingate in 1898.
In later life, he became Keeper of the Royal Academy and died there on 1 February 1920 at the age of 72. He was buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery.
Gow's sister, Mary Gow, was also an artist.
This article includes a list of general
references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding
inline citations. (November 2016) |
Andrew Carrick Gow | |
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Born | 15 or 18 June 1848 London, England, UK |
Died | 1 February 1920 London, England, UK | (aged 71)
Nationality | British |
Elected | Member of the Royal Academy, 1890 |
Andrew Carrick Gow RA (15 or 18 June 1848 – 1 February 1920) [1] was a British painter who painted scenes from British and European history as well as portraits and genre.
Born in London in 1848, Gow studied at Heatherley's School of Art.
He was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy, and elsewhere from 1867 onwards, and in 1881, he was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy, becoming a full Royal Academician in 1891. The artist Lawrence Alma-Tadema was a close friend.
In 1900, he visited Egypt and he used his sketches to compose a scene representing the death of the Mahdi soon after the defeat of his troops by Colonel Wingate in 1898.
In later life, he became Keeper of the Royal Academy and died there on 1 February 1920 at the age of 72. He was buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery.
Gow's sister, Mary Gow, was also an artist.