Alfred Edward Emslie (London 1848–1918) was a British genre and portrait painter, and photographer, living at The Studio, 34, Finchley Road, N. W. Emslie was born in London, and was the son of the engraver, John Emslie, and brother of John Philipps Emslie (1839–1913), the figure painter. He studied at the Royal Academy Schools and then in Paris at the École des Beaux Arts.He married the miniature painter Rosalie M. Emslie and they had a daughter, Rosalie Emslie, who became a figure, portrait and landscape painter. Emslie turned increasingly to portraiture later in life. He had a great passion for the Orient, and spent three months exploring Japan. Emslie also worked in New York and contributed illustrations to Illustrated London News. He was an elected an associate of the Royal Society of