Versatile painter, born in Edinburgh, who studied at Royal Scottish Academy Schools, at Académie Julian in Paris and in Antwerp. He was elected RSW in 1891, RI in 1917. A prolific exhibitor, he also showed at RA, RSA, Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts and many other galleries. Lived in London.
Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)