William Carse Explained

William Carse
Birth Date:29 August 1800
Birth Place:Edinburgh
Death Date:13 May 1845
Death Place:Edinburgh
Nationality:British

William Carse (29 August 1800 – 13 May 1845) was a Scottish painter.

Life

Carse was born in Edinburgh in 1800 to (probably) the painter Alexander Carse and his wife. His early paintings are said to be in the style of Paulus Potter.[1]

Carse died in Edinburgh of "inflammation" in 1845.[1] One source believes that the Australian painter James Howe Carse is probably his son[1] but another believes they were brothers.

Legacy

Carse has several paintings in public ownership including Leeds.

Notes and References

  1. L. H. Cust, ‘Carse, William (1800–1845)’, rev. Emily M. Weeks, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2011 accessed 12 Oct 2013