Biography

Scottish painter, born and died in Scotland, but worked in England, France, Italy, and especially in Holland. He was in The Hague by 1660 and became a painter of still-life so much in the Dutch manner that he is often confused with painters like Jan Weenix. He also worked in Amsterdam and Utrecht. His last dated paintings are of 1695. Still-life with dead fowl hanging against a board was his favourite subject.