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Joseph Adam (4 May 1819 - 21 January 1886) was a Scottish painter.

Life
His father was Joseph Adam [Snr.] (born c. 1789 - 10 January 1834), a painter.

His mother was Sarah Tomlinson (born c. 1795 - 26 September 1869). Joseph and Sarah married on 4 May 1817 in Glasgow.

Joseph Adam was born on 4 May 1819 in Glasgow.

He married Ann Denovan on 22 December 1840.

His son Joseph Denovan Adam was born in 19 September 1841.

Death
He died on 21 January 1886 in Paddington, London. He was staying at 70 Fernhead Road at St. Peter's Park.

From the Aberdeen Free Press of Monday 25 January 1886: Death of a Scotch Artist.— Mr Joseph Adams [sic], the Scotch artist, died Thursday after a lingering illness. Better known in Scotland than in England, he is remembered chiefly for his Scotch landscapes. His hills and lochs, says the London correspondent of the Liverpool Mercury, had truth to nature which few of his contemporaries have excelled. In England he will probably held in mind as the artist who presented us some years ago with a sumptuous volume, the letterpress of which was written by Sir Arthur Helps and Dr Norman McLeod, who both died before him, depicting the 'Mountain, Loch, and Glen' mentioned by the Queen in her first book. Her Majesty was very much charmed by the work and sent a message of appreciation to Mr Adam. Mr Denovan Adam, the leading cattle painter of Scotland, and associate of the Royal Scottish Academy, is the son and pupil of the gentle-hearted artist who passed has just passed away.