Samuel Drummond (1765-1844), Portrait and history painter
Sitter in 1 portrait
Artist associated with 55 portraits
Samuel Drummond was apprenticed to the sea service when he was about thirteen, working the Baltic trade routes for six or seven years. He gave up his career on the sea to enrol in the Royal Academy schools in 1791, exhibiting over three hundred works there from that year until his death. Drummond successfully established himself as a portrait painter, achieving some celebrity and becoming known for the speed with which he could render a likeness. He was elected an associate of the Royal Academy in 1808, and thereafter achieved some success in painting naval historical subjects.
by Samuel Drummond
oil on board, 1805-1808
On display in the Billiard Room at Bodelwyddan Castle
NPG 4817
by Samuel Drummond
watercolour on ivory, circa 1815
NPG 118
Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough
by Samuel Drummond
oil on canvas, exhibited 1816
On display at Royal Courts of Justice, London
NPG 1123
by Samuel Drummond
oil on canvas, engraved 1820
NPG 5053
by Samuel Drummond
oil on canvas, exhibited 1833
On display in Room 20 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1959
by Samuel Drummond
oil on canvas, circa 1835
NPG 89
by William Bromley, published by John Sewell, after Samuel Drummond
line engraving, published 1 December 1788
NPG D5575
after Samuel Drummond
stipple engraving, published 1792
NPG D7551
after Samuel Drummond
stipple engraving, published 1792
NPG D7552
by William Bromley, after Samuel Drummond
line engraving, published 1795
NPG D1020
by John Chapman, after Samuel Drummond
stipple engraving, published 1797
NPG D3487
by John Chapman, after Samuel Drummond
stipple engraving, published 1797
NPG D3488
by John Chapman, after Samuel Drummond
stipple engraving, published 1797
NPG D3489
by William Ridley, published by Vernor & Hood, after Samuel Drummond
stipple engraving, published 31 August 1798
NPG D13805
by John Raphael Smith, after Samuel Drummond
mezzotint, 1802 or after
NPG D39396
by John Raphael Smith, after Samuel Drummond
mezzotint, 1802 or after
NPG D3796
Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake
by Ridley & Blood, published by James Asperne, after Samuel Drummond
stipple engraving, published 1 May 1808
NPG D5003
The death of Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 (Horatio Nelson)
published by Samuel Drummond
etching, published 9 October 1809
NPG D13768
by William Ridley, published by James Asperne, after Samuel Drummond
stipple engraving, published 31 July 1810
NPG D5430
by Thomas Blood, published by James Asperne, after Samuel Drummond
stipple engraving, published 1812
NPG D5361
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
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