John Giles Eccardt
(active 1740-died 1779), Portrait painterArtist associated with 21 portraits
John Giles Eccardt was born in Germany and is thought to have moved to England at an early age, possibly with the French portrait painter J.B. Van Loo. In London, he was assistant to Van Loo, but when his master left Britain in 1742, Eccardt and another assistant, Root, remained and set up for themselves. Working in partnership Eccardt and Root met with some success in the portrait business, Root painting the draperies and Eccardt the faces of the sitters who were attracted by the painters' continued use of Van Loo's style. Eccardt specialised in small-scale portraits, including at least twenty-six for his most important patron, Horace Walpole, painted between 1746 and 1754.
Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess de Gramont
by John Giles Eccardt, after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, 18th century, based on a work of circa 1663
On display at Strawberry Hill Trust, Twickenham
NPG 20
by John Giles Eccardt
oil on canvas, 1746
NPG 626
attributed to John Giles Eccardt
oil on canvas, circa 1746
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by John Giles Eccardt
oil on canvas, 1747-1748
On display at Strawberry Hill Trust, Twickenham
NPG 989
by John Giles Eccardt
oil on canvas, 1753
On display at Strawberry Hill Trust, Twickenham
NPG 5885
by John Giles Eccardt
oil on canvas, 1754
On display at Strawberry Hill Trust, Twickenham
NPG 988
by John Faber Jr, after John Giles Eccardt
mezzotint, 1745
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by John Faber Jr, after John Giles Eccardt
mezzotint, 1745
NPG D4873
by James Macardell, after John Giles Eccardt
mezzotint, 1750s-early 1760s
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by John Faber Jr, after John Giles Eccardt
mezzotint, 1751 (1746)
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by John Faber Jr, after John Giles Eccardt
mezzotint, 1751 (1746)
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by John Faber Jr, after John Giles Eccardt
mezzotint, 1751 (1746)
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by John Faber Jr, after John Giles Eccardt
mezzotint, 1751 (1746)
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by George Vertue, after John Giles Eccardt
engraving, 1751 (1746)
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by John Sebastian Miller (formerly Johann Sebastian Müller), after John Giles Eccardt
line engraving, 1753 (1747-1748)
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Susannah Maria Cibber (née Arne)
by Fairn, published by John Sewell, probably after John Giles Eccardt
stipple engraving, published 1 November 1794
NPG D13868
by James Heath, after John Giles Eccardt
line engraving, published 1 May 1798
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by James Heath, after John Giles Eccardt
line engraving, published 1798
NPG D14436
published by Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, and published by Peter Brown, after John Giles Eccardt
stipple engraving, published 15 December 1798 (1754)
NPG D18982
by George Perfect Harding, after John Giles Eccardt
pencil, (1750)
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