Charles Lees

Scottish painter (1800-1880)
Person human Q5080160
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Summary

Charles Lees was born on January 1, 1800[1], in Cupar[2]. He died on January 1, 1880[3], in Edinburgh[4]. He worked as a painter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Genre: portrait[9]
  • Commons category: Charles Lees[10]
  • Given name: Charles[11]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[12]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[13]
  • Commons Creator page: Charles Lees[14]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[15]
  • Has works in the collection: National Galleries Scotland[16], The Fleming Collection[17], St Andrews Museum[18], Wardlaw Museum[19]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[20]
  • Artist files at: Frick Art Research Library[21]
  • P14750: 3F87-7DA2-063B-5B1C-60BF[22]

FAQs

Where was Charles Lees born?

Charles Lees's place of birth was Cupar[2].

Where did Charles Lees die?

Charles Lees passed away in Edinburgh[4].

What did Charles Lees do for work?

Charles Lees worked as a painter[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 5d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford dictionary of national biography id → 16330
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