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General James Hope Grant ~ Soldier

This entry was posted in Perth People and tagged Army of Madras Indian Mutiny Kilgraston Sikh Wars Soldier on July 13, 2014 by madeinpe

Brother of the painter Francis Grant, James Hope Grant was born in 1808 at Kilgraston, Perthshire. As a soldier he received military recognition during the two Sikh Wars of 1845-49, the Indian Mutiny (1857) and later the 1860 attack on China. He attained the rank of General and received a […]

Francis Grant ~ Portrait Painter and Painter of Sporting Scenes

This entry was posted in Perth People and tagged Duke of Wellington Kilgraston Painter Sporting Scenes on July 13, 2014 by madeinpe

Although born in Edinburgh in 1803 (some sources detail him as born at Kilgraston) Francis Grant was the fourth son of a Perthshire landowner, Francis Grant of Kilgraston. Initially trained as a lawyer he soon became a celebrated portrait painter and painter of sporting scenes. Amongst his body of work […]