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Scottish painter and designer

For other people named Duncan Grant, see Duncan Grant (disambiguation).

Duncan James Corrowr Grant (21 January 1885 – 8 May 1978) was a Scottish painter and designer of textiles, pottery, theatre sets, and costumes.

He was a member of the Bloomsbury Group.

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His father was Bartle Grant, a "poverty-stricken" major in the army, and much of his early childhood was spent in India and Burma. He was a grandson of Sir John Peter Grant, 12th Laird of Rothiemurchus, KCB, GCMG, and sometime Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal.^[1]

Early life

Childhood

Grant was born on 21 January 1885, to Major Bartle Grant and Ethel Isabel McNeil in Rothiemurchus, Aviemore, Scotland.^[2][3][4] Between 1887 and 1894, the family lived in India and Burma, returning to Scotland every two years.

During this period, Grant was educated by his governess, Alice Bates.^[5] Along with Rupert Brooke, Grant attended Hillbrow