Lemuel Francis Abbott
(circa 1760-1802), Portrait painterSitter in 1 portrait
Artist associated with 79 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.
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
NPG 6412
by Lemuel Francis Abbott
oil on canvas, 1792
NPG 2783
by William Harvey, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
watercolour and pencil, circa 1835, based on a work of 1792
NPG 806
by Lemuel Francis Abbott
oil on canvas, circa 1793
NPG 1579
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood
replica by Lemuel Francis Abbott
oil on canvas, 1795, based on a work of 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
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, based on a work of 1797
NPG 6294
by Lemuel Francis Abbott
oil on canvas, circa 1800
NPG 2519
by Valentine Green, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, late 18th century
NPG D35744
by J. Whessell, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
stipple engraving, late 18th-early 19th century
NPG D39503
by A. Geiger, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, (circa 1775-1800)
NPG D19494
by Charles Townley, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, 1783
NPG D4499
by Charles Townley, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, 1783
NPG D4504
by and published by Valentine Green, published by Rupert Green, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, published 16 October 1788 (1788)
NPG D34912
Sir William Herschel ('Gulielmus Herschel LL.D : RSS')
by Thomas Ryder, published by S. Watts, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
stipple engraving, published 11 February 1788 (1785)
NPG D35724
Sir William Herschel ('Gulielmus Herschel LL.D : RSS')
by Thomas Ryder, published by S. Watts, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
stipple engraving, published 11 February 1788 (1785)
NPG D14425
by Charles Townley, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, 1792
NPG D40477
by Charles Townley, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, published 1793
NPG D7587
by William Sharp, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
line engraving, published 1794
NPG D7888
by James Anthony Minasi, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
stipple and line engraving, (1795)
NPG D38411
by John Raphael Smith, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, published 1796
NPG D35650
by and published by John Thomas Smith, and by Anne Maria Smith (née Prickett), and published by Nathaniel Smith, printed by Joseph Stewardson, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
stipple engraving, published December 1796
NPG D39561
after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, (1797)
NPG D9150
by Georg Siegmund Facius, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
line engraving, 1797 (1782)
NPG D39135
by Georg Siegmund Facius, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
stipple engraving, 1797 (1786)
NPG D42730
John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent
by Mackenzie, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
stipple, circa 1797
NPG D49538
by William Nutter, published by W. Matthews, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
stipple engraving, published 7 May 1798
NPG D39608
by and sold by Valentine Green, and sold by Rupert Green, published by and after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, published 26 March 1798
NPG D39693
by William Barnard, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, published 1798
NPG D17801
by Valentine Green, published by Edward Evans, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, 1799 or after
NPG D36627
by Valentine Green, after Gainsborough Dupont, and after Francis Cotes, and after Richard Morton Paye, and after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, published 1799
NPG D11103
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