Fcb caddell biography of william hill
Macmillan, F.C.B.
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Francis Cadell (artist)
Scottish painter (–)
Francis Campbell Boileau CadellRSA (12 April 6 December ) was a Scottish Colourist painter, renowned for his depictions of the elegant New Town interiors of his native Edinburgh, and for his work on Iona.
From October to March the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art held a major solo retrospective of Cadell's work, the first since that held at the National Gallery of Scotland in [1]
Life and work
Francis Cadell (pronounced "Caddle")[2] was born in Edinburgh, the son of Dr Francis Cadell FRCSE (–), a wealthy surgeon[3] and his wife, Mary Hamilton Boileau (–).[4]
His childhood home was at 22 Ainslie Place[5] on Edinburgh's prestigious Moray Estate, and he was educated privately at the Edinburgh Academy.[6] His sister was Jean Cadell a well-known actress.[7] From the age of 16 he studied in Paris at the Académie Julian, where he was in contact with t