John Sanders
(1750-1825), ArtistArtist associated with 3 portraits
John Sanders, painter, was the son of a pastel painter. Sanders was a student at the Royal Academy Schools in 1769 and first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1771. In 1778 he moved to Norwich, but continued to contribute portraits to the Royal Academy. In 1790 he settled in Bath, where he established a successful portrait painting practice.
The Academicians of the Royal Academy
by John Sanders, after Johan Joseph Zoffany
watercolour and ink, 1773, based on a work of 1772
NPG 1437
Key to 'The Academicians of the Royal Academy'
by John Sanders, after Johan Joseph Zoffany
pencil, circa 1773
NPG 1437a
by James Wilson, published by John Raphael Smith, after John Sanders
mezzotint, published 1 July 1772
NPG D41867
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