Thomas Faed

{"Id":148,"Name":"Thomas Faed","Biography":"Tom Faed was born in Kirkudbrightshire in 1826, the son of James Faed, a Millwright. He was educated at the School of Design Edinburgh, and became an Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1849. In 1852 he moved to London, where he became rapidly successful - he was also very handsome. Faed became ARA in 1859 and RA in 1864. He was best known as a painter of genre, his pictures including \u003Cu\u003EThe Motherless Bairn\u003C/u\u003E, \u003Cu\u003EHome and The Homeless\u003C/u\u003E, \u003Cu\u003EFrom Dawn to Sunset\u003C/u\u003E, and \u003Cu\u003EThe Last of the Clan\u003C/u\u003E. Genre with a Scottish lilt and a strong element of pathos. Faed lived in St John\u0026rsquo;s Wood, and was a member of the Athenaeum Club.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIn the early 1890s Tom Faed\u0026rsquo;s sight began to fail, and he became a retired RA in 1894, which allowed him the privileges of an Academician without the obligations, and the Academy to elect another RA. He died on 17th August 1900.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cu\u003ESource:\u003C/u\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cli type=\u0022square\u0022\u003EOur thanks go to Paul Ripley for his kind permission to reprint this article from his website, \u003Ca href=\u0022http://www.victorianartinbritain.co.uk/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EVictorian Art in Britain\u003C/a\u003E.\u003Cp\u003E","Awards":null,"HasAlbums":false,"HasPortraits":true,"HasRelationships":true,"HasArticles":false,"HasDepictedPlaces":false,"HasLetters":true,"HasLibraryItems":true,"HasProducts":false,"HasSignatures":false,"HasVideos":false,"HasMapLocations":true,"TotalArtworks":80}