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Sir Francis Grant

(1803-1878), Portrait painter and President of the Royal Academy; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery

Early 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.

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Sir Francis Grant, by Sir Francis Grant - NPG 1286

Sir Francis Grant

by Sir Francis Grant
oil on canvas, circa 1845
NPG 1286

Sir Francis Grant, by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson - NPG P6(25)

Sir Francis Grant

by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, 1845
NPG P6(25)

Sir Francis Grant, by Mary Grant - NPG 1088

Sir Francis Grant

by Mary Grant
plaster cast of bust, 1866
NPG 1088

Sir Francis Grant, by John Ballantyne - NPG 5239

Sir Francis Grant

by John Ballantyne
oil on canvas, 1866
NPG 5239

Sir Francis Grant; Sir Edwin Landseer, by Charles Bell Birch - NPG 2521

Sir Francis Grant; Sir Edwin Landseer

by Charles Bell Birch
pencil, circa 1870
NPG 2521

Sir Francis Grant, after David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson - NPG Ax29544

Sir Francis Grant

after David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
carbon print, 1843-1848; published 1928
NPG Ax29544

Sir Francis Grant, by John & Charles Watkins - NPG Ax14803

Sir Francis Grant

by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax14803

Sir Francis Grant, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax28914

Sir Francis Grant

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax28914

Sir Francis Grant, by John & Charles Watkins - NPG Ax17239

Sir Francis Grant

by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax17239

Sir Francis Grant, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax39842

Sir Francis Grant

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax39842

Sir Francis Grant, by Maull & Co - NPG x129555

Sir Francis Grant

by Maull & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x129555

Sir Francis Grant, by Maull & Co - NPG x45944

Sir Francis Grant

by Maull & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x45944

Sir Francis Grant, by Herbert Watkins - NPG x38981

Sir Francis Grant

by Herbert Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x38981

Sir Francis Grant, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x46579

Sir Francis Grant

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 - NPG D39446

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

Sir Francis Grant, by Thomas Fairland, after Sir John Watson-Gordon - NPG D34770

Sir Francis Grant

by Thomas Fairland, after Sir John Watson-Gordon
lithograph, 1847 (1846)
NPG D34770

Sir Francis Grant, published by Illustrated London News, after an intermediary drawing by Thomas Dewell Scott - NPG D34779

Sir Francis Grant

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 - NPG D43481

Sir Francis Grant ('Men of the Day, No. 21.')

by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 29 April 1871
NPG D43481

Sir Francis Grant, by George Thomas Doo, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D34771

Sir Francis Grant

by George Thomas Doo, after Sir Francis Grant
line engraving, 1878
NPG D34771

Sir Francis Grant, by George Thomas Doo, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D38907

Sir Francis Grant

by George Thomas Doo, after Sir Francis Grant
line engraving, 1878
NPG D38907

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