Robert Langton Douglas

Background

Douglas was born in Cheshire, England, and educated at New College, Oxford.

Education

Studied at New College, Oxford. Honours in Modern History. Was a lecturer on University Extension Scheme.

Master of Arts.

Career

From 1895 to 1900 he resided in Italy. While a chaplain there, he wrote a monograph on Fra Angelico in consultation with various scholars, including Bernard Berenson. He relinquished his church appointment in 1900 to become professor of Modern History at the University of Adelaide, Australia, then returned to Italy in 1901 where he wrote A History of Siena.

He lectured on art at the Royal Institution and the Society of Arts, was made dean of the faculty of arts in 1901, and contributed to many magazines and reviews.

At age 50, in 1914, Douglas enlisted in the British Army for World War I, and rose from private to staff captain and a position with the War Office in London. Douglas was awarded for his bravery in World War I. In 1916 Douglas was appointed director of the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin, but resigned in 1923 after a disagreement with its trustees.

He settled in New York City in 1940, writing text for the Duveen art galleries. Known chiefly as an authority on Sienese art, his most important publications are an edition of Crowe and Cavalcaselle"s History of Painting in Italy (1903, et seq), and:

Fra Angelico (second edition, 1902)

History of Siena (1902)

Louisiana Maioliche di Siena (1904)

Illustrated Catalogue of Pictures of Siena and Objects of Art (Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1904)

Douglas was the father of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sholto Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside and Professor Terence Wilmot Hutchison (world-renowned expert on the history of economic thought).

Douglas"s daughter Clare (the half-sister of Sholto Douglas) was the second wife of writer Juris Doctor Salinger.

Works

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  • A history of painting in Italy: Umbria, Florence and Siena from the second to the sixteenth century, J.A. Crowe & G.B. Cavalcaselle. Edited by Langton Douglas, asisten by S. Arthur Strong Volume 1

    (This book was originally published prior to 1923, and rep...)

  • A History of Siena

    (This book was originally published prior to 1923, and rep...)

  • A history of painting in Italy: Umbria, Florence and Siena from the second to the sixteenth century, J.A. Crowe & G.B. Cavalcaselle. Edited by Langton Douglas, asisten by S. Arthur Strong Volume 4

    (This book was originally published prior to 1923, and rep...)

  • A History of Painting in Italy, Umbria, Florence and Siena, from the Second to the Sixteenth Century, Volume 3

    (This book was originally published prior to 1923, and rep...)

  • A history of painting in Italy: Umbria, Florence and Siena from the second to the sixteenth century, J.A. Crowe & G.B. Cavalcaselle. Edited by Langton Douglas, asisten by S. Arthur Strong Volume 5

    (This book was originally published prior to 1923, and rep...)

  • A History of Painting in Italy, Umbria, Florence and Siena, from the Second to the Sixteenth Century, Volume 2

    (This book was originally published prior to 1923, and rep...)

  • A History of Painting in Italy, Umbria, Florence and Siena, from the Second to the Sixteenth Century, Volume 1

    (This book was originally published prior to 1923, and rep...)

  • A History Of Siena (Italian Edition)

    ( This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923....)

  • A History of Siena - Primary Source Edition

    (This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. T...)

  • A History of Painting in Italy, Umbria, Florence and Siena, from the Second to the Sixteenth Century, Volume 3

    (This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. T...)

  • A History of Siena

    (In English. One of the classic works on the early history...)

  • A history of painting in Italy, Umbria, Florence and Siena, from the second to the sixteenth century
  • A History of Siena

Connections

Father:

Robert Douglas