Adela (Ada) Dundas
Adela (Ada) Dundas (1840–1887) was a Scottish churchwoman and an artist whose work was recognised by John Ruskin.[1][2][3][4][5]
Adela Dundas was born on 24 February 1840 in Edinburgh, Scotland. She was the youngest of five daughters of William Pitt Dundas, the registrar-general for Scotland, and his wife, Mary (née Strange). Her grandfather was Lord Arniston, Lord President of Scotland, and her great-uncle was Viscount Melville. Her older sister, Anne Elizabeth Dundas (1830-1913), was also an artist.[6][failed verification]
In 1843, Adela Dundas fell ill with an inflation of her lungs and was bedbound for a year. She had a curvature of the spine for the rest of her life, though this did not prevent her travelling around Europe.[4]
Adela Dundas sent one of her drawings to the Victorian art critic John Ruskin for advice. He arranged for her to be tutored by one of his protégés, William Ward.[1] Her 1869 watercolour painting Where the boats lay: Wemyss Bay is held by the Victoria and Albert Museum.[7]
In 1875 Dundas was unanimously elected secretary and treasurer of the Churchwoman's Association of the Scottish Episcopal Church. She also became co-editor of the Mission Chronicle.[3][4]
In 1878, her study A Leaf and two Berries of Berberis Mahonia, was included in the Ruskin Art Collection educational series.[1][8]
Dundas died on 24 April 1887.[1][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Garnett, Jane. "Women in Ruskin's Circle". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/73637. Retrieved 30 June 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Hewison, Robert (22 November 2017). Ruskin's Artists: Studies in the Victorian Visual Economy. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-78833-5. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Three Members of the Scottish Church". The Guardian. 4 May 1887.
- ^ a b c d Monthly Packet of Evening Readings for Members of the English Church (earlier "for Younger Members of the English Church"). J. and C. Mozley. 1887. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ a b Net Cast in Many Waters. 1887. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Between Verona and Vicenza stopping at the Railroad | All Works | The MFAH Collections". emuseum.mfah.org. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Where the boats lay: Wemyss Bay". V&A collection. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford. "Ashmolean − The Elements of Drawing, John Ruskin's teaching collection at Oxford". ruskin.ashmolean.org. Retrieved 30 June 2023.