{"title":"Faed, Thomas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas Faed RSA (1825-1900)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a Scottish painter who is said to have done for Scottish art what Robert Burns did for Scottish song.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFaed was born on 8 June 1825 at Barlay Mill in Gatehouse of Fleet, Kirkcudbrightshire, and was the brother of the artists James Faed, John Faed and Susan Faed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe received his art education in the school of design, Edinburgh and was elected an associate of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1849. He went to London three years later, was elected an associate of the Royal Academy in 1861, an academician in 1864, and retired in 1893. He had much success as a painter of domestic genre, and had considerable executive capacity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1850 he was living at 16 Comely Bank in north Edinburgh with his brother James Faed, an engraver. During his time in Edinburgh, he was a member of the Edinburgh Smashers Club alongside William Fettes Douglas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree of his pictures, The Silken Gown, Faults on Both Sides, and The Highland Mother are in the Tate Gallery and a further two, Highland Mary and The Reaper hang in the Aberdeen Art Gallery. The Last of the Clan, completed in 1865 and arguably his best-known work, is in the Kelvingrove Gallery in Glasgow. He produced several versions of this work, including a smaller version now in The Fleming Collection. Two other celebrated pictures are The Motherless Bairn and Scott and His Literary Friends at Abbotsford.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe died in London on 17 August 1900.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"faed-thomas-1826-1900-kate-nickleby-1862","title":"Faed, Thomas (1826-1900) - Kate Nickleby 1862","description":"\u003cp\u003ePicture by the Scottish artist Thomas Faed featuring a lady with a present or hatbox.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image, in JPEG format, that is 600dpi and 3573 pixels wide by 5067 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/faed-thomas\" title=\"Thomas Faed\"\u003eThomas Faed\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53639240155466,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Faed_Thomas_1826-1900_-KateNickleby1862_main.jpg?v=1766416628"},{"product_id":"faed-thomas-1826-1900-kate-nickleby-1862-copy","title":"Faed, Thomas (1826-1900) - Taking Rest 1858","description":"\u003cp\u003ePicture by the Scottish artist Thomas Faed featuring a lady with a baby.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image, in JPEG format, that is 600dpi and 4194 pixels wide by 5742 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/faed-thomas\" title=\"Thomas Faed\"\u003eThomas Faed\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60859341701450,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Faed_Thomas_1826-1900_-TakingRest1858_main.jpg?v=1768414568"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Faed_Thomas_1826-1900-8064863.jpg?v=1768960116","url":"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/faed-thomas.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}