Early Years
James Ferrier Pryde was born in Edinburgh on March 30, 1866, the son of David Pryde, Headmaster of Edinburgh Ladies College 1870-1891, and Barbara Lauder, whose father William was a brother of the famous Scottish artists Robert Scott Lauder and James Eckford Lauder. He studied at the Royal Scottish Academy 1886–7. His early works (1886–90) included portraits in oil and charcoal, watercolours and pastels. He then studied for three months under William-Adolphe Bouguereau at the Académie Julian, Paris, and soon after his return to Britain settled in London around 1890.
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