#William Aikman

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1728 William Aikman - Sir Henry Harpur, 5th Bt

(Calke Abbey)

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William Aikman - Self Portrait

William Aikman (24 October 1682 – 7 June 1731) was a Scottish painter.

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On October 24th 1682 the portrait painter William Aikman was born near Arbroath.

Aikman had planned a career in business. His cousins ran a well established import-export business at Leghorn servicing Anglo-Italian trade. The deaths of his elder brother and father made him, as a very young man, laird of his family estate at Cairnie, on the edge of Arbroath. He came under pressure from his mother's family, the Clerks of Penicuik (his uncle was John Clerk of Penicuik), to study for the Bar but became neither lawyer nor merchant. After a decade of artistic study and travel he emerged as the leading Scottish painter of his generation.

After a short stint in Edinburgh he had moved to London by 1704 and continued his own training. He visited Italy, and through contacts of his cousins, went on to Turkey and Greece. The funds for this extended trip were raised through the sale of the family estate and property in New Jersey.

Aikman returned to Scotland in 1711, perhaps precipitated by the news of his early mentor, John de Medina 's death whose role he took over as painter to the Scottish aristocracy and gentry. He was perfectly placed to do so as there were very few other portrait painters in Scotland at that time. In addition, Aikman belonged to the society that he painted and his family and friends helped speed the introductions to Scottish patrons and the Scottish community in London.

William Aikman spent the last decade of his life there painting amongst others the prime minister, Sir Robert Walpole, and various royal sitters. He died on 7 June 1731.

Of his portraits the most famous is of the poet Allan Ramsay, my favourite however is the painting of Patie Birnie, the Fiddler of Kinghorn.

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Alan Ramsay’s poetry is still read and appreciated in Scotland but is not well known elsewhere. But whatever his enduring fame as a poet, Ramsay made a social contribution that many of us still continue to enjoy today.

In 1718, Ramsay gave up his successful business as a wigmaker and opened a bookstore in Edinburgh. Books were expensive luxuries in those days, and few people could afford extensive libraries. To make books affordable to more people, Ramsay hit upon the idea of renting them. For a modest subscription fee, patrons of Ramsay’s store could borrow books, read them, then return them without having to buy them. His innovation was soon copied throughout Britain.

In 1731, Benjamin Franklin and other members of the Junto Club in Philadelphia adapted Ramsay’s model. They pooled their money and bought enough books to create a respectable library, with all the members being allowed use of the books. But they also allowed non-members to borrow the books, provided they left a deposit equal to the value of the book, which was returned to them when they returned the book. That was the first lending library in America.

Alan Ramsay, creator of the first lending library, died on January 7, 1758.

The portrait is by William Aikman (1722).

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But the best glass is in the chancel, depicting St George and St Edmund above a landscape of Suvla Bay, and is by William Aikman in 1925. St Edmund and St George remember Edmund Gay, who was a soldier in the infamous 1st/5th Battalion of the Norfolk Regiment. Largely recruited from farmworkers on estates in north Norfolk, they sailed for Gallipolli, and were wiped out during the attack on Anafarta in Suvla Bay on the 12th August 1915. Because they had fallen behind enemy lines, they were listed as missing, and a Norfolk legend grew up that they had vanished into a mysterious cloud and were taken up out of this world. This sounds bizarre, but it was of a piece with legends like the Angel of Mons leading the British troops to escape death in Flanders, and with the great rise in spiritualism in this country in the years immediately after the War. [...] Many of the dead boys were workers from the Sandringham estate, and when the bodies were eventually found and identified this knowledge was kept from Queen Alexandra, because it was felt that the truth would be too upsetting for her. Thus, she died believing the legend.

Simon Knott, from St George, Aldborough

Just one entry in a remarkable gazetteer of the medieval churches of East Anglia...

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"SHAMEFUL STORY MAN'S ABUSE," Hamilton Spectator. May 15, 1912. Page 16. ---- William Hunter Sent Up For Trial To-day ---- Wife Said He Slashed Her With Butcher Knife ---- Heavy Fines In Two More Blind Pig Cases. ---- Limping painfully into the court room on the arm of Dr. Luna, who has been attending her, Mrs. Cora Hunter, 6 Cannon street cast, told the court this morning that about 2 o'clock fast Saturday morning, her husband, William Hunter, attacked her with a botcher knife while crazed with liquor.

"He lost his job through drink, and when he came home he was almost mad. He told me that he might a well finish me, and I tried to escape from the house, but he lunged at me with the knife and stabbed me in the thigh," said Mrs. Kunter. Continuing, the little woman said that her husband was continually under the influence of liquor and he abused her shamefully. The left him some time ago, but he came to her and pleaded for her to go back to him, saying that he had quit drinking. When she went back to him he was worse and he kicked and hit her, so she said.

Sergeant Teck and Constable Dove testified that they were in the vicinity of the house in the morning in question and they heard the woman scream, the neighbors were all at their windows and they decided to make an investigation. When they gained an entrance to the house, Mrs. Hunter was lying exhausted on a sofa, her clothes soaked with blood, and Hunter was in the kitchen, mumbling to himself. Sergant Tuck said the man was on the verge of delirium tremens. Dr. Lunz was summoned by the officers to attend the injured woman and Hunter was taken to the cells.

"It's a wonder to me that he stopped after the first blow with the knife. It might easily have been murder," said his worship.

Through his lawyer, Carmen Awres, Hunter pleaded "not guilty" and declined to elect. He was committed for trial.

FINED $100 EACH Paul Ropeswick, 391 Sherman avenue north, and Attetic Tafanio, Sherman avenue north, enriched the court treasury to the extent of $100 each this morning, a result of the police locating more "Joy Juice" than the laws allow at their homes on Saturday afternoon. Sergeant Gills and Constable Heals told of dropping in unexpectedly at the bungalows, and although it was vigorously denied that there was any nectar in the houses, the discovered sufficient "wicked water" to put a small army to sleep.

"I am receipt of a communication effort that the police were aware of the fact that Tofanio breaking the law, but they refused to arrest him and he gave them liquor. It was also stated in the communication that he would not have been arrested yet but for the Inspector," said his worship

"I suppose you mean the inspector of the division, not the license inspector. Well one good thing about this case is the fact that it proves conclusively that the morals of the police force are improving. That's one consolation,' replied Chief Smith.

SERIOUS CHARGE William Arnold, a young lad residing on Clarke avenue, was committed for trial on a serious offense, preferred against him by Vera Boughner, Aikman avenue, a little girl of 14 years. Arnold pleaded not guilty and declined to plead. If Arnold is found guilty of the offense he is liable to an imprisonment of 14 years in the penitentiary, with the lash.

MUST STAY AWAY. "I don't want to live with her. Not me. There won't be half as many cups broken if I get out of the house, believe me?" shouted Thomas Simpson. 217 Queen street south, when his wife, Mary, told the court that her breadwinner assaulted her. She did not want him punished - just wanted him to stay away from the homestead, that was all.

Simpson gave the court to understand that tea-cups, saucers, plates and kitchen utensils in general volleyed against his dome of thought. like hail against a window.

The magistrate ordered Simpson to stay away from his wife in future, and with a smile of victory beaming on her face. Mrs. Simpson gave a glance of disdain at hubby and stormed out the door.

WORKED ON SUNDAY. While the church bells were pealing merrily last Sunday morning, Dima Minot, James street north, was plying the trade of his forefathers, that of a shoe shiner. When Constable Tuck peered through the window, he spied Minot slapping a mirror-like shine on the pedals of a customer. Minot pleaded guilty and the cashier's trained right arm slid over the throne and plucked a five case note

JAG COST $10. Henry Woodrow was designated on the roster as a d. and d. He admitted it and breezed over the bridge, when his worship requested a $10 fine. Constable Piper said that Woodrow attempted to gain admittance to a house on Ferguson avenue north in the early hours of this morning.

WIFE DID NOT APPEAR. A non-support charge was registered after the name of John Charney on, the roster, but Mrs. Charney forgot to call around to press the charge and hubby was remanded until to-morrow.

RODE ON SIDEWALK. William and Donald Henderson, 195 Emerald street north, are brothers. Each is the proud possessor of a bicycle. Thoughtlessly they rode the prized machines on the sidewalk and right in plain view of a constable. The Henderson family is poorer by $10 to-day.

LIGHT WENT OUT. Harry Lampman, 178 Queen street south, admitted that the rear light on his automobile was out last evening. By the magistrate's ruling Lampman is out $5.

LIGHTS OUT, TOO. Nelson Gross failed to put in an appearance to explain why the rear lights of his 'gasoline buggy' were out. That did not deter his worship from imposing a $5 fine, however, and Constable Piper was detailed to break the heart-breaking news to defendant. CASE DISMISSED Truancy Officer Hunter complained that John Taglerino's son did not attend the 'knowledge foundry' as regularly as he should. Taglerino explained that the boy was suffering from an attack of mumps and the case was dismissed.

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MONKEY SHINES (1988) – Episode 235 – Decades Of Horror 1980s

“You killed my Bogie! Not with your hands. You had your little demon do it for you.” Her “Bogie” and his “little demon?” That’s a new one. Never heard them called that before. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr – as they go talk-about with Monkey Shines (1988), one of George Romero’s studio efforts.

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 235 – Monkey Shines (1988)

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A quadriplegic man has a trained monkey help him with his paralysis until the little monkey begins to develop feelings, and rage, against its new master. 

  Director: George A. Romero

Writers: Michael Stewart, George A. Romero

Makeup Department:

Special Makeup Effects: Tom Savini

Special Makeup Effects Assistants: Greg Nicotero, Everett Burrell, Mike Trcic

Special Effects: Steven Kirshoff

Visual Effects: Alexandra Menapace (motion control graphics) (uncredited)

Stunts: David Meeks, Tom Savini, Patricia Tallman, Judy Zazula

Selected Cast:

Jason Beghe as Allan Mann

John Pankow as Geoffrey Fisher

Kate McNeil as Melanie Parker

Joyce Van Patten as Dorothy Mann

Christine Forrest as Maryanne Hodges

Stephen Root as Dean Burbage

Stanley Tucci as Dr. John Wiseman

Boo as Ella

Janine Turner as Linda Aikman

William Newman as Doc Williams

Tudi Wiggins as Esther Fry

Tom Quinn as Charlie Cunningham

Chuck Baker as Ambulance Driver

Patricia Tallman as Party Guest

David Early as Anesthetist

Michael Naft as Young Allan

Tina Romero as Child Playing

Mitchell Baseman as Child Playing

Lia Savini as Child Playing

Anthony Dileo Jr. as Vandal (as Tim DiLeo)

Melanie Verlin as Vandal

Dan Fallon as Allan’s Friend

George A. Romero writes and directs Monkey Shines, an adaptation of Michael Stewart’s 1983 British novel of the same title. Despite the monkey with the clapping cymbals on the poster, this movie has nothing to do with Stephin King. An excellent cast (Jason Beghe, John Pankow, Kate McNeil, Joyce Van Patten, Christine Forrest, Stephen Root, Janine Turner, and Stanley Tucci) and detailed storytelling that crosses all the t’s and almost dots all the i’s, might just make this work. And beware if you have a phobia regarding monkeys with sharp objects! You’ve been warned.

At the time of this writing, Monkey Shines is available to stream from Tubi, Pluto TV, and multiple PPV sources. 

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Chad, will be The Incubus (1981) from the novel by Ray Russell [Mr. Sardonicaus (1961) and X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)] and starring John Cassavetes.

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1730 William Aikman - Sir Thomas Saunders Sebright, 4th Bt or Mr Crawley

(Blickling Hall, Norfolk)

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A Group Portrait of Four Girls and a Boy in a Landscape, William Aikman, 1720

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On October 24th 1682 the portrait painter William Aikman was born near Arbroath.

Our second painter today, William Aikman might not be as well known to most of you, but the third pic I have posted her is instantly recognisable, well in my opinion anyway, as the subject of a recent post, the poet Allan Ramsay. My favourite however is pic three of Patie Birnie, the Fiddler of Kinghorn, what jovial looking man, don’t you agree?

Aikman had planned a career in business. His cousins ran a well established import-export business at Leghorn servicing Anglo-Italian trade. The deaths of his elder brother and father made him, as a very young man, laird of his family estate at Cairnie, on the edge of Arbroath. He came under pressure from his mother’s family, the Clerks of Penicuik (his uncle was John Clerk of Penicuik), to study for the Bar but became neither lawyer nor merchant. After a decade of artistic study and travel he emerged as the leading Scottish painter of his generation.

After a short stint in Edinburgh he had moved to London by 1704 and continued his own training. He visited Italy, and through contacts of his cousins, went on to Turkey and Greece. The funds for this extended trip were raised through the sale of the family estate and property in New Jersey.

Aikman returned to Scotland in 1711, perhaps precipitated by the news of his early mentor, John de Medina ’s death whose role he took over as painter to the Scottish aristocracy and gentry. He was perfectly placed to do so as there were very few other portrait painters in Scotland at that time. In addition, Aikman belonged to the society that he painted and his family and friends helped speed the introductions to Scottish patrons and the Scottish community in London.

William Aikman spent the last decade of his life there painting amongst others the prime minister, Sir Robert Walpole, and various royal sitters. He died on 7th June 1731.

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Attributed to William Aikman (b.1682 - d.1731), 'Portrait of a Man from the Cathcart family', oil on canvas, late 1600s-early 1700s, Scottish, for sale at 2,295 GBP in Bonhams Old Master Paintings sale, October 2019; London, England.

Formerly in the collection of the Earl of Cathcart, 1929.

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William Aikman (1682-1731), Portrait of John Gay, c. 1720