Otto Theodore Leyde | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 7 June 1835 |
| Died | 11 January 1897 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
Otto Theodore Leyde (baptised 7 June 1835 - 11 January 1897) was a Scottish painter.[1][2]
Life
editHis father was Ernest Leyde (born c. 1810) from Wehlau. Wehlau in East Prussia is now known as Znamensk; in the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia, between Poland and Lithuania.
His mother was Caroline Emilie Sophie Paczbel (born c. 1810) from Wehlau.
Otto Theodore Leyde was born in Wehlau.
He was baptised on 7 June 1835.
He moved to Edinburgh in 1851 and became a naturalised British subject in 1881.
He married Charlotte Elizabeth Smith (c. 1848 - 5 November 1938) from Tasmania. They married on 28 March 1865 in Alvah parish, Banff.
Art
editHe exhibited at the RSA from 1858.
He became the librarian of the RSA.[3]
Death
editHe died on 11 January 1897 in Edinburgh. His usual address was 17 St. Bernard's Crescent.[4]
His estate was valued at £2096, 18 shillings and 7 pence with an additional £69 and 4 shillings added later.[5]
his funeral was on 14 January 1897 at Warriston cemetery.[6]
References
edit- ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
- ^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.
- ^ https://www.royalscottishacademy.org/artists/601-otto-theodor-leyde-rsa/overview/
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/18970113/086/0004
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/646305:60558?tid=&pid=&queryId=7408a3e8-b0f8-4fa6-86ee-0efb5240eacc&_phsrc=dhg1675&_phstart=successSource
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/18970114/079/0003
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/18970112/011/0002
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/18970112/148/0005
Category:1835 births
Category:1897 deaths
Category:Scottish male painters