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George Richmond

(1809-1896), Portrait painter and draughtsman; son of Thomas Richmond

Sitter in 14 portraits
Artist associated with 331 portraits
Painter and miniaturist. Richmond studied at the Royal Academy Schools where he met and formed a lifelong friendship with Samuel Palmer. With Edward Calvert and Palmer he formed The Ancients, who painted visionary landscape in the manner of William Blake. After his marriage in 1831, Richmond concentrated on portraiture, becoming one of the most prolific portraitists of the Victorian period.

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Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax, by Anthony de Brie (Bree), after  George Richmond - NPG 1677

Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax

by Anthony de Brie (Bree), after George Richmond
oil on canvas, late 19th century, based on a work of 1873
NPG 1677

James Andrew Broun Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie, by Lock & Whitfield, after  George Richmond - NPG x134620

James Andrew Broun Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie

by Lock & Whitfield, after George Richmond
albumen carte-de-visite, after 1856 (circa 1849)
NPG x134620

Emily Eden, by John & Charles Watkins, after  George Richmond - NPG Ax46419

Emily Eden

by John & Charles Watkins, after George Richmond
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax46419

Frederick Cooke Smith, by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after  George Richmond - NPG D41747

Frederick Cooke Smith

by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, early 19th century
NPG D41747

Vice Chancellor Ward, by Francis Holl, after  George Richmond - NPG D37488

Vice Chancellor Ward

by Francis Holl, after George Richmond
engraving, after 1815
NPG D37488

Frank Bostock, by Richard James Lane, after  George Richmond - NPG D22000

Frank Bostock

by Richard James Lane, after George Richmond
lithograph, circa 1825-1850
NPG D22000

Frank Bostock, by Richard James Lane, printed by  M & N Hanhart, after  George Richmond - NPG D22176

Frank Bostock

by Richard James Lane, printed by M & N Hanhart, after George Richmond
lithograph, circa 1825-1850
NPG D22176

Walter Kerr Hamilton, by John Richardson Jackson, after  George Richmond - NPG D35280

Walter Kerr Hamilton

by John Richardson Jackson, after George Richmond
mezzotint, mid 19th century
NPG D35280

Benjamin Harrison, by Charles Holl, after  George Richmond - NPG D35524

Benjamin Harrison

by Charles Holl, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, mid 19th century
NPG D35524

Benjamin Harrison, by Charles Holl, after  George Richmond - NPG D35525

Benjamin Harrison

by Charles Holl, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, mid 19th century
NPG D35525

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Craig Lubbe

08 December 2020, 17:48

Concerning the comment above by John on 03 December 2020, I am John's brother and I would also appreciate any information about George Richmond.

John

03 December 2020, 17:26

I have recently learnt that George Richmond is my Great Great Great Grandfather.

Does anyone by any chance have any interesting information on George Richmond and family they would like to share with me?

Gerrard Wigram

04 January 2018, 13:48

I have handed over to Rochester Cathedral a painting by George Richmond of Josepth Cotton Wigram who was Bishop of Rochester from 1860 to 1867, when the portrait would have been painted. I think that it is probable that the painting has not been recorded.

Ann Kennedy Smith

09 February 2017, 11:54

George Richmond was a friend of the writer EM Forster's great-aunt Marianne Thornton (1787-1887) and several of his portraits are reproduced in Forster's 1956 biography of her (see details below)

Gordon Balderston

20 July 2016, 13:24

A box containing bundles of letters and other papers relating to the artist George Richmond (1809-1896) - his effects, estate, works, friends, etc.. - is held at City of Westminster Archives Centre as ACC 761/31 (being box 7 of 7).