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Charles Robert Dowell (2 February 1876 - 26 September 1935) was a Scottish painter and illustrator.

Life
Charles Robert Dowell was born on 2 February 1876 in 178 McLean Street in Govan. The birth certificate records his name as Robert Charles Dowell, but Charles Robert Dowell is the name he went by and is in subsequent paperwork.

His father was John S. Dowell (born c. 1844) from Stirling. His mother was Mary Ann Wood (c. 1839 - 7 November 1918). They married on 11 January 1865 in Belfast.

Art
He studied at Glasgow School of Art and won a travelling scholarship to Rome.

Death
He died on 26 September 1935 in Glasgow. He was staying at 257 St. Vincent in the city. The value of his estate was £1102, 10 shillings and 3 pence.

Works
He painted a number of paintings of the surgeon William Macewen; there is one each at:- Glasgow Museums Resource Centre; Bute Museum; Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow; and The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

His painting of the Interior of Glasgow Corporation Art Galleries is held at the Glasgow Museums Resource Centre.

His portrait of the physics professor Peter Bennett (1856 - 1936) is held by Strathclyde University.

His portrait of the ophthalmic surgeon Andrew Freeland Fergus is held by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Fergus was a President of the Royal College after the First World War.