Sir George Howland Beaumont, 7th Bt (1753-1827), Connoisseur, art patron and landscape painter
Sitter associated with 12 portraits
Sir George Beaumont was one of the most influential patrons of the day. He was also the president of the British Institution, which was established in 1806 to provide an alternative exhibition space to the Royal Academy. In 1821, he travelled to Rome to seek out the young British artists whose flourishing academy he had heard so much about. Once in Rome, Beaumont met some of them and offered a few, including Charles Eastlake and John Gibson, prestigious commissions. In 1823, once Beaumont had returned to London and apparently on his instigation, the British Institution presented the infant British academy with a substantial gift of £200.
by Karl Anton Hickel
oil on canvas, 1793-1795
On display at Palace of Westminster, London
NPG 745
Sir George Howland Beaumont, 7th Bt
by George Dance
pencil, 1807
NPG 1137
Sir George Howland Beaumont, 7th Bt
by John Wright, after John Hoppner
watercolour, engraved 1812 (1803)
NPG 3157
Sir George Howland Beaumont, 7th Bt
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1787 or after
NPG D31592
'Titianus Redivivus; - or - the seven-wise-men consulting the new Venetian oracle'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 2 November 1797
NPG D13085
Sir George Howland Beaumont, 7th Bt
by John Samuel Agar, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after John Wright, after John Hoppner
stipple engraving, published 16 January 1812 (1803)
NPG D19827
by William James Ward, after John Jackson
mezzotint, (1820)
NPG D7633
Sir George Howland Beaumont, 7th Bt
by Samuel William Reynolds, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1820-1826
NPG D672
Sir George Howland Beaumont, 7th Bt
by Samuel William Reynolds, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1838
NPG D673
Sir George Howland Beaumont, 7th Bt
by John Samuel Agar, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after John Wright, after John Hoppner
stipple engraving, published 16 January 1812 (1803)
NPG D31590
Sir George Howland Beaumont, 7th Bt
by John Samuel Agar, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after John Wright, after John Hoppner
stipple engraving, published 16 January 1812 (1803)
NPG D31591
by William James Ward, after John Jackson
mezzotint, (1820)
NPG D39087
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