Middleton Alexander Jameson (1851–1919) was a Scottish artist, born in

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. One of the older brothers of Sir

Leander Starr Jameson Sir Leander Starr Jameson, 1st Baronet, (9 February 1853 – 26 November 1917), was a British colonial politician, who was best known for his involvement in the ill-fated Jameson Raid. Early life and family He was born on 9 February 1853, of ...

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statesman, notable for his leadership of the

Jameson Raid The Jameson Raid (29 December 1895 – 2 January 1896) was a botched Raid (military), raid against the South African Republic (commonly known as the Transvaal) carried out by British colonial administrator Leander Starr Jameson, under the emplo ...

. Born in 1851, Middleton died on 22 April 1919. Middleton was affectionately called 'Midge' by his family; in his latter years he lived in London at 2, Cumberland Place with two of his brothers: Sam and Leander Starr.

Life

A late Victorian and

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artist, active in production from around 1877–1919, Jameson painted naturalistic scenes, capturing fine detail in both indoor and external settings. Middleton's primary artistic medium was oil on canvas. His

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of his brother Leander is in the Primary Collection of the

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in London.Sir Leander Starr Jameson, 1st Bt
National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

Paintings

*A Mother With Her Daughters in the Kitchen Garden (1883: oil on canvas) *Thirsty (1883: oil on canvas) *La Fille Pêcheur (1887: oil on canvas) *Sir Leander Starr Jameson, Bt (oil on canvas, Primary Collection of the UK

in London) *Encontre Avec Son Premier Amour (1881: oil on canvas) *Collecting Rushes (1881:oil on canvas) *Cupid and Psyche (1989:oil on canvas) *At the Piano, (1877, oil on canvas)https://s1.securecollection.com/guariscogallery/view_image.html?image_no=3730

References

*Colvin, I. (1922) (Vol.1) and (1923) (Vol.2)The Life of Jameson London: Edward Arnold and Co (a biography of Leander Starr Jameson).

Footnotes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jameson, Middleton 1851 births 1919 deaths 19th-century Scottish painters Scottish male painters 20th-century Scottish painters Artists from Edinburgh 19th-century Scottish male artists 20th-century Scottish male artists