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Francis Hayman

(1707 or 1708-1776), Painter

Early Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 6 portraits
Artist associated with 13 portraits
Hayman was the painter of numerous conversation pieces, theatrical scenes and decorations, especially those for Vauxhall Gardens in the 1740s. He was influential in the introduction of the French rococo element into English painting during the first half of the eighteenth century.

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Francis Hayman; Grosvenor Bedford, by Francis Hayman - NPG 217

Francis Hayman; Grosvenor Bedford

by Francis Hayman
oil on canvas, circa 1748-1750
NPG 217

The Academicians of the Royal Academy, by John Sanders, after Johan Joseph Zoffany - NPG 1437

The Academicians of the Royal Academy

by John Sanders, after Johan Joseph Zoffany
watercolour and ink, 1773, based on a work of 1772
NPG 1437

Key to 'The Academicians of the Royal Academy', by John Sanders, after Johan Joseph Zoffany - NPG 1437a

Key to 'The Academicians of the Royal Academy'

by John Sanders, after Johan Joseph Zoffany
pencil, circa 1773
NPG 1437a

Francis Hayman, by D.P. Pariset, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet - NPG D3239

Francis Hayman

by D.P. Pariset, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
stipple engraving, 1769
NPG D3239

Francis Hayman, by D.P. Pariset, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet - NPG D3240

Francis Hayman

by D.P. Pariset, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
stipple engraving, 1769
NPG D3240

The Academicians of the Royal Academy, by Richard Earlom, after Johan Joseph Zoffany - NPG D21304

The Academicians of the Royal Academy

by Richard Earlom, after Johan Joseph Zoffany
mezzotint, published 1773
NPG D21304

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