![]() ![]() Grant also made a study of the Portrait of Federigo da Montefeltro, one half of the diptych by Piero della Francesca in the Uffizi and was greatly impressed by the frescoes of Piero in the Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo. ![]() In the winter of 1904–5, Grant visited Italy where, commissioned by Harry Strachey, he made copies of part of the Masaccio frescoes in the Brancacci Chapel, in the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence. While at Westminster, Grant was encouraged in his studies by Simon Bussy, a French painter and lifelong friend of Matisse, who went on to marry Dorothy Strachey. In 1902, Grant was enrolled by his aunt at Westminster School of Art he attended for the next three years. Lady Strachey was able to persuade Grant's parents that he should be allowed to pursue an education in art. When Grant was younger, he accompanied Lady Strachey to "picture Sunday" which gave him the opportunity to meet with eminent painters. Art education and European influence įrom about 1899/1900 to 1906, Grant lived with his aunt and uncle, Sir Richard and Lady Strachey and their children. He attended St Paul's School, London (as a boarder for two terms), 1899–1901, where he was awarded several art prizes. During this period, Grant spent his school holidays at Hogarth House, Chiswick, with his grandmother, Lady Grant. Along with Rupert Brooke, Grant attended Hillbrow School, Rugby, 1894–99, where he received lessons from an art teacher and became interested in Japanese prints. During this period, Grant was educated by his governess, Alice Bates. Between 18, the family lived in India and Burma, returning to England every two years. Grant was born on 21 January 1885, to Major Bartle Grant and Ethel Isabel McNeil in Rothiemurchus, Aviemore, Scotland. Grant was also the first cousin twice removed of John Grant, 13th Earl of Dysart (b. He was a grandson of Sir John Peter Grant, 12th Laird of Rothiemurchus, KCB, GCMG, and sometime Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal. His father was Bartle Grant, a "poverty-stricken" major in the army, and much of his early childhood was spent in India and Burma. Duncan James Corrowr Grant (21 January 1885 – ) was a British painter and designer of textiles, pottery, theatre sets, and costumes. ![]()
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