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Carlile Henry Hayes Macartney (1842–1924) was a British painter and Orientalist, noted for his portraits.


Life and career

Macartney was born on 3 March 1842 to Maxwell Macartney, a doctor, and Maxwell's first wife Emily Eliza Hayes. He was a student at
Clare College Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college was founded in 1326 as University Hall, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse. It was refounded ...
, graduating in 1866. As well as a painter Macartney was an orientalist academic, producing several English versions of oriental text and a barrister at the
Inner Temple The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as the Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court and is a professional associations for barristers and judges. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wal ...
. Macartney, along with his half brother, Sir Mervyn Macartney, were amongst the founders of the
Art Workers' Guild The Art Workers' Guild is an organisation established in 1884 by a group of British painters, sculptors, architects, and designers associated with the ideas of William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement. The guild promoted the 'unity of a ...
in 1884. Macartney lived at Foxholds House,
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which was designed by Sir Mervyn Macartney in 1895, and is now home to the regional office of
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. He married Louisa Gardiner and their son
Carlile Aylmer Macartney Carlile Aylmer Macartney FBA (1895–1978) was a British academic specialising in the history and politics of East-Central Europe and in particular the history of Austria and Hungary. He was also a supporter of Hungarian interests and causes in ...
was a noted academic specialising in the history and politics of East-Central Europe and in particular the history of Austria and Hungary.


Work

Macartney painted both landscapes and portraits, exhibiting them at
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, the
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, the
Walker Art Gallery The Walker Art Gallery is an art gallery in Liverpool, which houses one of the largest art collections in England outside London. It is part of the National Museums Liverpool group. History of the Gallery The Walker Art Gallery's collection ...
,
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and at the
Royal Academy of Art The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its purpo ...
. Several of his paintings are in the collections of the
Tate Gallery Tate is an institution that houses, in a network of four art galleries, the United Kingdom's national collection of British art, and international modern and contemporary art. It is not a government institution, but its main sponsor is the U ...
,
Royal Society of Medicine The Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) is a medical society in the United Kingdom, headquartered in London. History The Society was established in 1805 as Medical and Chirurgical Society of London, meeting in two rooms in barristers’ chambers ...
, British Dental Association Dental Museum and the
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. File:Edwin Saunders Macartney.jpg, ''Portrait of Edwin Saunders,'' (English dentist), 1884 File:John Tomes Macartney.jpg, ''Portrait of John Tomes Macartney,'' (English dental surgeon), late 19th-century


See also

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List of Orientalist artists This is an incomplete list of artists who have produced works on Orientalist subjects, drawn from the Islamic world or other parts of Asia. Many artists listed on this page worked in many genres, and Orientalist subjects may not have formed a m ...
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Orientalism In art history, literature and cultural studies, Orientalism is the imitation or depiction of aspects in the Eastern world. These depictions are usually done by writers, designers, and artists from the Western world. In particular, Orientalist p ...


References

1842 births 1924 deaths 19th-century British painters 20th-century British painters 19th-century British male artists British male painters British orientalists Orientalist painters Alumni of Clare College, Cambridge British barristers Members of the Inner Temple 20th-century British male artists {{UK-painter-19thC-stub