Sir Francis Grant
(1803-1878), Portrait painter and President of the Royal Academy; Trustee of the National Portrait GalleryEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 21 portraits
Artist associated with 102 portraits
Portrait painter; first made his reputation as a painter of sporting subjects; subsequently established himself as the most successful and fashionable portraitist of his time; elected President of the Royal Academy, 1866.
by Sir Francis Grant
oil on canvas, circa 1845
NPG 1286
by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, 1845
NPG P6(25)
by Mary Grant
plaster cast of bust, 1866
NPG 1088
by John Ballantyne
oil on canvas, 1866
NPG 5239
Sir Francis Grant; Sir Edwin Landseer
by Charles Bell Birch
pencil, circa 1870
NPG 2521
after David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
carbon print, 1843-1848; published 1928
NPG Ax29544
by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax14803
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax28914
by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax17239
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax39842
by Maull & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x129555
by Maull & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x45944
by Herbert Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x38981
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1860s
NPG x46579
William Collins; Sir Francis Grant; J.M.W. Turner; Daniel Maclise
published by Illustrated London News, after John George Landseer, after John George Landseer, after Charles Martin, after Unknown artist
wood engraving, published 10 May 1845
NPG D39446
by Thomas Fairland, after Sir John Watson-Gordon
lithograph, 1847 (1846)
NPG D34770
published by Illustrated London News, after an intermediary drawing by Thomas Dewell Scott
wood engraving, published 10 March 1866
NPG D34779
Sir Francis Grant ('Men of the Day, No. 21.')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 29 April 1871
NPG D43481
by George Thomas Doo, after Sir Francis Grant
line engraving, 1878
NPG D34771
by George Thomas Doo, after Sir Francis Grant
line engraving, 1878
NPG D38907
Related People
- Mary Isabella (née Grant), Lady Geary (daughter)
- Mary Grant (niece)
- Anne Emily Sophia ('Daisy') Markham (née Grant) (daughter)
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