Lemuel Francis Abbott (circa 1760-1802), Portrait painter
Sitter in 1 portrait
Artist associated with 76 portraits
In 1775, at the age of fourteen, Abbott was apprenticed to Francis Hayman, after whose death in the following year he returned to his parents and probably continued to study portrait painting independently. In around 1780, he moved to London, and between 1788 and 1800 he showed fifteen male portraits at the Royal Academy. Abbott portrayed many diplomats, colonial governors and senior naval officers. His portraits were engraved by, among others, Valentine Green, Joseph Skelton and William Walker.
by Lemuel Francis Abbott
oil on canvas, 1785
On display in Room 18 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 98
George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney; Sir George Leonard Staunton, 1st Bt
by Lemuel Francis Abbott
oil on canvas, circa 1785
NPG 329
by Lemuel Francis Abbott
oil on canvas, 1788
NPG 1260
by Lemuel Francis Abbott
oil on canvas, circa 1790-1795
NPG 1411
by Lemuel Francis Abbott
oil on canvas, circa 1790
On display in Room 13 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6412
by Lemuel Francis Abbott
oil on canvas, 1792
NPG 2783
by Lemuel Francis Abbott
oil on canvas, circa 1793
On display in Room 14 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1579
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood
replica by Lemuel Francis Abbott
oil on canvas, 1795 (1794)
NPG 628
Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport
by Lemuel Francis Abbott
oil on canvas, 1795
NPG 138
John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent
studio of Lemuel Francis Abbott
oil on canvas, circa 1795
NPG 936
after Lemuel Francis Abbott
oil on canvas, (circa 1795?)
On display in Room 13 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 3785
by Lemuel Francis Abbott
oil on canvas, 1796
NPG 1845
by Lemuel Francis Abbott
oil on canvas, 1797
NPG 394
by Henry Pierce Bone, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
enamel on copper, 1840 (1797)
NPG 6294
by Lemuel Francis Abbott
oil on canvas, circa 1797
On display in Room 19 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 30
by Lemuel Francis Abbott
oil on canvas, circa 1800
NPG 2519
by William Harvey, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
watercolour and pencil, circa 1835 (1792)
NPG 806
by Valentine Green, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, late 18th century
NPG D35744
by A. Geiger, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, (circa 1775-1800)
NPG D19494
by Charles Townley, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, 1783
NPG D4499
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
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