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Patrick Adam
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Patrick William Adam [[Royal Scottish Academy|RSA]] (1852–1929) was a Scottish artist. He was a joint founder of the artistic group the [[Society of Eight]]. He is mainly remembered for his landscapes and interiors.<ref>https://ift.tt/2QNe1QR>
==Life==
[[File:The grave of Patrick Adam RSA, North Berwick Cemetery.jpg|thumb|330px|The grave of Patrick Adam RSA, North Berwick Cemetery]]
He was born on 12 October 1852 at 9 Brandon Street in [[New Town, Edinburgh|Edinburgh's Second New Town]] the son of Patrick Adam a writer (lawyer) in Sang & Adam SSC, who had offices at 61 Great King Street.<ref>Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1852</ref> He was educated at [[Edinburgh Academy]] and in [[London]].<ref>https://ift.tt/2PCLUaA>
He trained at the [[Royal Scottish Academy]] from 1874, winning the Stewart Prize for Life Drawing in 1877. He studied under [[William McTaggart]] and [[George Paul Chalmers]].<ref>https://ift.tt/2QRPdqT>
He made study trips to [[Paris]], [[Rome]], [[Venice]] (1894) and [[Russia]]. His work is in waterclours, pastels and (principally) oils.<ref>https://ift.tt/2PCLVLG>
He was elected RSA in 1897. His main patron was [[Sir Patrick Ford, 1st Baronet|Patrick Ford of Westerdunes]] in [[North Berwick]].<ref>https://ift.tt/2QOn2Jm>
In 1908 he moved to "Ardilea" a villa on Dirleton Road in [[North Berwick]]. In 1912 he founded the Society of Eight together with [[Francis Cadell]], [[Samuel Peploe]], [[John Lavery]], [[David Alison]], [[James Cadenhead]] and others.<ref>https://ift.tt/2PCLWiI> Cadell was greatly influenced by his interior paintings, mainly done in Ardilea.<ref>https://ift.tt/2PCLVLG>
He died at home on 27 December 1929 and is buried with his wife in [[North Berwick]] Cemetery. His simple gravestone lies on the south wall near the south-east corner.
==Known Works==
*''Pont Neuf, Paris''
*''Interior, [[St Giles Cathedral]]''
*''[[John Miller Gray]], first Curator of the [[Scottish National Portrait Gallery]]''
*''The Breakfast Table'' (including a painting within a painting: [[John Lavery]]'s portrait of his daughter Bea)
==Family==
In 1890 he was married to Theodora Alice D'Olier, whom he met in [[Florence]].
Their daughter Bea married Lt Col W S Wingate Gray of the [[Royal Horse Artillery]].<ref>https://ift.tt/2QOn2Jm>
==References==
[[Category:1852 births]]
[[Category:1929 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Edinburgh]]
[[Category:People educated at Edinburgh Academy]]
[[Category:Scottish artists]]
==Life==
[[File:The grave of Patrick Adam RSA, North Berwick Cemetery.jpg|thumb|330px|The grave of Patrick Adam RSA, North Berwick Cemetery]]
He was born on 12 October 1852 at 9 Brandon Street in [[New Town, Edinburgh|Edinburgh's Second New Town]] the son of Patrick Adam a writer (lawyer) in Sang & Adam SSC, who had offices at 61 Great King Street.<ref>Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1852</ref> He was educated at [[Edinburgh Academy]] and in [[London]].<ref>https://ift.tt/2PCLUaA>
He trained at the [[Royal Scottish Academy]] from 1874, winning the Stewart Prize for Life Drawing in 1877. He studied under [[William McTaggart]] and [[George Paul Chalmers]].<ref>https://ift.tt/2QRPdqT>
He made study trips to [[Paris]], [[Rome]], [[Venice]] (1894) and [[Russia]]. His work is in waterclours, pastels and (principally) oils.<ref>https://ift.tt/2PCLVLG>
He was elected RSA in 1897. His main patron was [[Sir Patrick Ford, 1st Baronet|Patrick Ford of Westerdunes]] in [[North Berwick]].<ref>https://ift.tt/2QOn2Jm>
In 1908 he moved to "Ardilea" a villa on Dirleton Road in [[North Berwick]]. In 1912 he founded the Society of Eight together with [[Francis Cadell]], [[Samuel Peploe]], [[John Lavery]], [[David Alison]], [[James Cadenhead]] and others.<ref>https://ift.tt/2PCLWiI> Cadell was greatly influenced by his interior paintings, mainly done in Ardilea.<ref>https://ift.tt/2PCLVLG>
He died at home on 27 December 1929 and is buried with his wife in [[North Berwick]] Cemetery. His simple gravestone lies on the south wall near the south-east corner.
==Known Works==
*''Pont Neuf, Paris''
*''Interior, [[St Giles Cathedral]]''
*''[[John Miller Gray]], first Curator of the [[Scottish National Portrait Gallery]]''
*''The Breakfast Table'' (including a painting within a painting: [[John Lavery]]'s portrait of his daughter Bea)
==Family==
In 1890 he was married to Theodora Alice D'Olier, whom he met in [[Florence]].
Their daughter Bea married Lt Col W S Wingate Gray of the [[Royal Horse Artillery]].<ref>https://ift.tt/2QOn2Jm>
==References==
[[Category:1852 births]]
[[Category:1929 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Edinburgh]]
[[Category:People educated at Edinburgh Academy]]
[[Category:Scottish artists]]
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