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Albert Haselgrave (1868-1935) was a prolific British painter of watercolour pastoral scenes. His paintings are often found at auction, sometimes mistakenly attributed to Adelaide Hazelgrave, RA.

Albert was born in Woodhouse (Leeds) on 6 February 1868 to James Haselgrave (1824-1899), a tea trader, and Lydia Lucy Clark (1835-1919).

His entry in "Hidden Talents" by Jeremy Woods reads: "(Fl.c. 1890-1920) Painter in watercolour of haymaking scenes and rural landscapes. The work of this prolific artist is often seen on the market and although the quality is variable the pleasing subject matter has made the work increasingly popular"

Albert was one of several artists commissioned as an illustrator by Edmund Bogg (1851-1931), a prolific author of books on the Northern Pennines. In "A Thousand Miles in Wharefedale", Bogg describes an incident in 1891 when Owen Bowen and Albert left a midnight artists concert to explore Dow cave in Kettlewell. When the light failed, Albert fell 5m into the stream and nearly drowned. Owen dived in and carried him out on his back.

Albert married Lydia Ann Parsons (1871-1964), an army widow, in 1897. The couple had two daughters, Lorna and Dorothy. Albert died in Leeds on 9 November 1935.