James Giles (painter)

James Giles
Self portrait
Born
James William Giles

(1801-01-04)4 January 1801
Died6 October 1870(1870-10-06) (aged 69)
Aberdeen
NationalityScottish
Known forLandscape painting
ElectedRoyal Scottish Academy
Patron(s)Queen Victoria
The grave of James Giles RSA, churchyard of St Machar's Cathedral

James William Giles ARSA (4 January 1801 – 6 October 1870) was a Scottish landscape painter. Several of his landscapes were commissioned and purchased by Queen Victoria and members of the Scottish aristocracy.[1][2] He was a member of the Royal Scottish Academy.[3]

  1. ^ See "James Giles" at the Royal Collection.
  2. ^ Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1890). "Giles, James". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 21. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 348.
  3. ^ "James William Giles, R.S.A. (1801-1870)". Christie's. 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search