Alexander Maclean (painter)

Alexander Maclean (November 1840 – 30 October 1877) was a Scottish painter.

Alexander Maclean
Caricature of Maclean by Fred Barnard
Born	November 1840
Died	30 October 1877
Nationality	Scottish
Occupation	Painter

Biography

Maclean was born in November 1840, was son of David Maclean, a manufacturer at Glasgow. After being educated at Helensburgh and Edinburgh he was placed in business at Glasgow, which he abandoned in 1861. He then adopted the profession of an artist, and studied at Rome, Florence, and Antwerp. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1872. In 1874 he attracted public notice there with his 'Covent Garden Market,' and again in 1876 with 'Looking Back.' This success he followed up in 1877 with 'At the Railings, St. Paul's, Covent Garden.' His health, however, began to fail, and he died on 30 October 1877 at St. Leonards-on-Sea, at the commencement of a very promising career.

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cust, Lionel Henry (1893). "Maclean, Alexander". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 35. London: Smith, Elder & Co.