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William Quiller Orchardson
1832–1910
(b Edinburgh, 27 Mar. 1832; d London, 13 Apr. 1910). Scottish painter of genre subjects and portraits, active in London from 1862. He made his name with historical costume pieces, but he later did his finest work in modern-day scenes of upper-class married life.
Text Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford University Press)