Robert Bryden on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
Robert Bryden (1865–1939) was a Scots artist and sculptor.
Bryden was born in
Robert Bryden at Future Museum, Ayrshire, South-West Scotland
* ''Robert Bryden'' is also the name of a character in the novel ''The Red Knight'' by Francis Brett Young 1865 births 1939 deaths 19th-century engravers 20th-century engravers Scottish engravers 19th-century Scottish painters Scottish male painters 20th-century Scottish painters Scottish sculptors Scottish male sculptors 20th-century British sculptors 19th-century British sculptors 20th-century British printmakers 19th-century Scottish male artists 20th-century Scottish male artists {{Scotland-painter-stub
Robert Bryden (1865–1939) was a Scots artist and sculptor.
Bryden was born in Coylton
Coylton ( sco, Culton) is a village and civil parish in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is east of Ayr and west of Drongan, on the A70. Sundrum Castle Holiday Park is to the west of the village, in the grounds of Sundrum Castle, which partly d ...
in South Ayrshire, Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...
. After a period working in the office of Hunter & Morris, architects in Ayr, he moved to London where he stayed for fifteen years studying, at the RSA and the Royal Academy, making a living from commissions and teaching art.
He had a large output, working as a painter, engraver and sculptor. Among his works are bronze portraits of William Wallace
Sir William Wallace ( gd, Uilleam Uallas, ; Norman French: ; 23 August 1305) was a Scottish knight who became one of the main leaders during the First War of Scottish Independence.
Along with Andrew Moray, Wallace defeated an English army ...
and Robert the Bruce
Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: ''Raibeart an Bruis''), was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329. One of the most renowned warriors of his generation, Robert eventual ...
in Ayr Town Hall
Ayr Town Hall is a municipal building in New Bridge Street, Ayr, Scotland. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Ayr Burgh Council, is a Category A listed building.
History
The first municipal building in Ayr, an old tollbooth which was ...
. he also specialised in carved wooded figures, a collection of which are to be found at Rozelle House Galleries, a museum of art, in Ayrshire. Bryden is also responsible for the Coylton War Memorial. James Paterson (1863) ''History of the Counties of Ayr and Wigton'', Vol. 1, James Stillie Kyle, Edinburgh.
In 1899 he was granted the title of Royal Engraver. He published three volumes of etchings illustrating castles in the County of Ayrshire.Baltersan Castle. Recreating a Scottish Renaissance mansion six miles from Turnberry Golf Resort
References
External links
Robert Bryden at Future Museum, Ayrshire, South-West Scotland
* ''Robert Bryden'' is also the name of a character in the novel ''The Red Knight'' by Francis Brett Young 1865 births 1939 deaths 19th-century engravers 20th-century engravers Scottish engravers 19th-century Scottish painters Scottish male painters 20th-century Scottish painters Scottish sculptors Scottish male sculptors 20th-century British sculptors 19th-century British sculptors 20th-century British printmakers 19th-century Scottish male artists 20th-century Scottish male artists {{Scotland-painter-stub