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George
Aikman
George Matthew Aikman
George Aikman
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George Aikman
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George Aikman
was a photographer at 15 Ferry Road, Leith from
1915. He may have worked here
from an earlier date, as this was the address of Reynold’s studio from
1913.
Was he the same person
as George Matthew Aikman
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George Matthew Aikman
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In 1906,
George Matthew Aikman gave an illustrated lecture
to Edinburgh Photographic Society, titled: "A
Sketch History of Engraving".
In 1907-09, he was a photographer based at 10 Forth
Street, Leith.
Then he vanished from the trade directories.
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George W Aikman
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Aikman -
Engravers
George W Aikman
is reported to have
been born in Edinburgh in 1830 and died in Edinburgh in 1905.
He is reported to have been son of, and later partner with George Aikman, an
engraver employed by WH Lizars. [P&P:RL]
Question
Was
George W Aikman RSA part of the
same family as George Aikman above?
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Watercolours
The City of Edinburgh Art Collection includes 32 of
his watercolours of scenes of Edinburgh.
The catalogue of the City's Art Collection reports
that George W Aikman exhibited in Edinburgh and London. The dates
that it gives for his birth and death are one year later than than above.
i.e. 1831-1906.
[Catalogue of City of Edinburgh Art
Collection, Vol I, pp 7-9]
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Book of Golf Etchings
I heard
recently of a large book called "Golf
Greens of Scotland" ,
published 1893, by George Aikman of
etchings of John Smart's water color paintings.
[Chad Schumacher]
Question
Is the George Aikman who produced the etchings for
this book likely to be the same man as (or a member of the same family as)
the Edinburgh photographer, George Aikman, above.
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