again went south, and for the twenty years following lived in Rome, Florence, and Genoa. During this period he was consulted on art matters, collected pictures for Lord Hopetoun, Lord Pembroke, Sir Robert Peel, and others, and was instrumental in securing for the Royal Institution some of the works which later helped to form the National Gallery of Scotland. He also painted much in both oil and watercolours. In 1847, leaving his family in Italy, he revisited Scotland, but, on the eve of returning, he died in Edinburgh on 27 November 1848. Family In 1808 he married Rachel Ker, daughter of William Ker, descendant of the Inglis of Manner, and had a family of four sons and three daughters. The eldest son was Charles Heath Wilson. References Antique Dealer and Collectors Guide, Vol 50, 12, July 1997 - 'The Scottish Claude' by John Ramm Attribution 1780 births 1848 deaths 19th-century Scottish painters Academics of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst Scottish expatriates in Italy Artists from Edinburgh Scottish male painters 19th-century Scottish male artists