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He was born in Glasgow, the son of David Tweedie, a lieutenant in the Royal Marines.
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William Tweedie
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He was himself intended for the navy, but was allowed to study art He entered the Edinburgh Academy at the age of sixteen, and remained there for four years, gaining a prize for the best copy of William Etty"s picture The Combat. In 1846 Tweedie came to London and became a student at the Royal Academy.
He then studied for three years in Paris under Thomas Couture.
From 1856 till 1859 he resided in Rodney Street, Liverpool. He settled in London in 1859, and resided at first in Baker Street.
After 1862 he was at 44 Piccadilly. Tweedie died on 19 March 1878.
