Richard Waitt (died 1732) was a Scottish painter. Waitt was taught by

John Scougal John Scougal (1645–1730) was a Scottish painter. Life He was a cousin to Patrick Scougal (died 1682), Bishop of Aberdeen and to Patrick's brother John Scougal, Lord Whitekirk. John Scougal is said to have been born at Leith, where his father ...

, and started out as a decorative painter focusing mainly on

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s. However, later he painted primarily portraits, and for many years worked almost exclusively with the

Clan Grant Clan Grant is a Highland Scottish clan. History Origins One theory is that the ancestors of the chiefs of Clan Grant came to Scotland with the Normans to England where the name is found soon after the conquest of that country, although some h ...

. He was active from c.1708 and died in 1732.

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1732 deaths 18th-century Scottish painters Scottish male painters Year of birth unknown {{Scotland-painter-stub