Allan Douglas Davidson RBA ROI RMS was an accomplished British painter of figures, predominantly nudes. He trained first at the Royal Academy Schools in London and later at the Académie Julian in Paris. He was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. Also an associate of the Royal Miniature Society. The National Trust at Felbrigg Hall holds examples of his work.

Exhibited

Royal Academy, Royal Society of British Artists, Royal Miniature Society, the Royal Institute of Painters, Manchester City Art Gallery, Walker Art Gallery, Leicester Gallery, Grosvenor Gallery.

Public Collections

National Trust Felbrigg Hall, Bruce Castle Museum, Southwold Sailors' Reading Room, Bruce Castle Museum in London.

Timeline

1873

Born in London to Thomas Davison (1842-1919), an artist, and Charlotte Douglas Davison (nee McHeath) (1851-1930).

Studied at St John’s Wood School of Art.

Studied at Royal Academy Schools in London.

1897

Awarded a silver medal by Royal Academy Schools for painting a figure from life.

Studied at the Académie Julian in Paris.

1898

Debuted at the Royal Academy with ‘Friendly Relations’. He exhibited 25 works in total.

1901

Elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists.
Debuted at the Royal Society of British Artists with ‘A Veteran’ and ‘A Passer-By’.

1902

Debuted at the Royal Society of British Artists with ‘The Mill, Walberswick’.

1903

Married Kate Beryl Skeffington. The pair had three children.

1911

Lived in Childs Hill, Hendon, London with his wife, son, nurse and servant.

1921

Elected a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters.

1925

Lived in Walberswick, Suffolk.

1932

Died in Walberswick, Suffolk.