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 THE BROTHERS DALZIEL.

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Wr were members of a family of twelve children, and, with one exception, we were born at Wooler, Northumberland, the youngest having been born at Neweastle-on-Tyne. Our father spent a great part of his time in horticultural pursuits, and in middle life took up art as a profession. He also held a

commission in the Northumberland Militia. — Flis

sons, cight in number, inherited strong artistic

tastes, which they all carried out professionally,

except the youngest, Davison, who applicd himself

very successfully to commeree, “Uhe eldest, William,

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whose art work was chicily devoted to he occasional ornamental decoration for AISS, books. also painted a Jitthe in’ still-life subjects with re- markable fidelity; while the second son, Robert, devoted himself to art. and obtained a fair re- putation as a portrait’ painter, Tle also studied landseape painting for some Gime under Thompson,