Francis Wheatley (1747-1801), Painter
Sitter associated with 5 portraits
Artist associated with 8 portraits
Francis Wheatley trained at William Shipley's Academy in London. In 1762, 1763 and 1765 he won prizes for drawing from the Society of Artists, and in 1769 he enrolled in the newly established Royal Academy Schools. He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Artists in 1770 and became a director in 1774.
Sir John Irwin, KB, reviewing Troops in Dublin
by Francis Wheatley
oil on canvas, 1781
NPG 682
by Francis Wheatley
oil on canvas, 1786
On display in Room 14 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1462
Anthony Webster as Comus in Milton's 'Comus'
by Henry Kingsbury, published by Francis Wheatley
mezzotint, circa 1781
NPG D37625
by and published by Valentine Green, after Francis Wheatley
mezzotint, published 10 September 1782 (1780)
NPG D34799
by and published by Valentine Green, after Francis Wheatley
mezzotint, published 10 September 1782 (1780)
NPG D34800
by and published by Valentine Green, after Francis Wheatley
mezzotint, published 10 September 1782 (1780)
NPG D18792
'The riot in Broad Street on the seventh of June 1780'
by James Heath, published by John Boydell, and published by Josiah Boydell, after Francis Wheatley
line engraving, published 29 September 1790
NPG D14680
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
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