William Delacour

{{Use British English|date=January 2017}} [[File:SirStuartdetail.jpg|thumb|right|Detail of William Delacour's painting of Dr. Sir Stuart Threipland, of Fingask (1716–1805), physician to [[Bonnie Prince Charlie]] during the [[Jacobite rising of 1745]], and President of the [[Royal Medical Society]] from 1766 to 1770]] '''William Delacour''' (also known as '''William Delacourt''' or '''William De la Cour''';<ref name="BenezitPR2012">{{cite book|author1=Emmanuel Benezit|author2=OXFORD UNIV PR|title=Benezit Dictionary of British Graphic Artists and Illustrators|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=05C02RhJZCkC&pg=PA327|accessdate=8 October 2012|date=21 June 2012|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-992305-2|pages=327–328}}</ref> 1700–1767)<ref>{{Art UK bio|ref=1}}</ref> was a French painter. He was active from 1741 until 1767. His work is held in the collection of the [[Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=William Delacour {{!}} People {{!}} Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |url=http://collection.cooperhewitt.org/people/34624725/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=collection.cooperhewitt.org}}</ref>

==Biography== William Delacour is believed to have been either born in France or in Great Britain to French parents. From historical record, it is known that he became active in Great Britain in 1740. It was then that he was painting [[theatrical scenery]]. He created scenery for operas by [[Giovanni Battista Pescetti]]. He also may have designed works for [[John Rich (producer)|John Rich]]. Around 1750, he published eight different books, called ''Books of Ornaments'', about [[Rococo]] design.<ref name="BenezitPR2012"/>

As of 1752, records show him calling himself a portrait painter. He worked in [[oil painting|oil]] and [[pastel]]s. He also painted [[landscape painting|landscapes]] in Dublin, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

He settled in Edinburgh in March 1760 and was appointed the first Master of the [[Trustees' Academy]]. He also worked for private clients, including interior decoration, such as the drawing room of Milton House on the [[Canongate]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Volume-27 |url=http://www.oldedinburghclub.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/BOEC-OS/Volume-27.pdf}}</ref>

Delacour died in 1767, in Edinburgh.<ref name="BenezitPR2012"/>

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