Richard Samuel
(active 1770-died 1787), ArtistArtist of 2 portraits
Richard Samuel, portrait painter, entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1770. He showed five works there and became assistant secretary in 1779, a post he held until his death. In 1786 Samuel published a short pamphlet Remarks on the Utility of Drawing and Painting.
Portraits in the Characters of the Muses in the Temple of Apollo
by Richard Samuel
oil on canvas, 1778
On display at Royal Academy of Arts, London
NPG 4905
by Richard Samuel
oil on canvas, 1784
NPG 1020
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