Andrew Carrick Gow
Andrew Carrick Gow was a British painter who painted scenes from British and European history as well as portraits and genre.
Biography
Born in London in 1848, Gow studied at Heatherley's School of Art. He was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy, and elsewhere from 1867 onwards, and in 1881, he was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy, becoming a full Royal Academician in 1891. In 1900, he visited Egypt and he used his sketches to compose a scene representing the death of the Mahdi soon after the defeat of his troops by Colonel Wingate in 1898.Gow's sister, Mary Gow, was also an artist, and the artist Lawrence Alma-Tadema was a close friend.
In later life, he became Keeper of the Royal Academy and died there on 1 February 1920 at the age of 72. He was buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery.
Paintings
The Relief of Leyden A War Dispatch at the Hotel de Ville "No Surrender" Montrose at Kilsyth A Jacobite Proclamation Trophies of Victory Cromwell at Dunbar The Garrison Marching Out with the Honours of War: Lille, A.D. 1708 A Lost Cause: Flight of James II after the Battle of the Boyne Requisitioned A Search Party The Visit of King Charles I to Kingston upon Hull, 1642 After Waterloo The Duke in Spain God Save James II On the Sands of Boulogne, 1805 A Mountain Pass The Emperor Waiting for Prince Charlie On the Way to Exile: The Arrival of the Emperor at Rochefort, 1815 The Signal Queen Victoria at St. Paul's Cathedral on Diamond Jubilee Day The death of the KhalifaWashington's Farewell to the Army Farewell to Nelson Royalist Prisoners- ''Nelson Leaving Portsmouth, 18th May 1803''