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Sir Francis Grant

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

Sitter associated with 21 portraits
Artist associated with 116 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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Lady Elizabeth Isabella Norman (née Manners), by James Thomson (Thompson), after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D38995

Lady Elizabeth Isabella Norman (née Manners)

by James Thomson (Thompson), after Sir Francis Grant
stipple engraving, (1846)
NPG D38995

Alexander Edward Murray, 6th Earl of Dunmore, by Richard James Lane, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D21689

Alexander Edward Murray, 6th Earl of Dunmore

by Richard James Lane, after Sir Francis Grant
lithograph, 1846
NPG D21689

Alexander Edward Murray, 6th Earl of Dunmore, by Richard James Lane, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D22207

Alexander Edward Murray, 6th Earl of Dunmore

by Richard James Lane, after Sir Francis Grant
lithograph, 1846
NPG D22207

Sir James Brooke, by George Raphael Ward, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D32180

Sir James Brooke

by George Raphael Ward, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, (1847)
NPG D32180

George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon, by William Walker, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D33271

George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon

by William Walker, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 1847
NPG D33271

George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon, by William Walker, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D33272

George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon

by William Walker, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 1847
NPG D33272

Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea, by George Raphael Ward, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D35707

Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea

by George Raphael Ward, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 29 November 1847 (1847)
NPG D35707

Charles Cecil John Manners, 6th Duke of Rutland, by George Raphael Ward, printed by Dixon & Ross, published by Samuel Ridge, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D39959

Charles Cecil John Manners, 6th Duke of Rutland

by George Raphael Ward, printed by Dixon & Ross, published by Samuel Ridge, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 26 July 1847
NPG D39959

George Hudson, by George Raphael Ward, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D9521

George Hudson

by George Raphael Ward, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 25 July 1848
NPG D9521

Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis, by Henry Cousins, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D40467

Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis

by Henry Cousins, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 4 April 1848
NPG D40467

Robert Speccott Barker, by George Raphael Ward, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D23499

Robert Speccott Barker

by George Raphael Ward, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, (1849)
NPG D23499

Robert Speccott Barter, by George Raphael Ward, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D21483

Robert Speccott Barter

by George Raphael Ward, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, (1849)
NPG D21483

Frederick William Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol, by Thomas Herbert Maguire, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D32151

Frederick William Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol

by Thomas Herbert Maguire, after Sir Francis Grant
lithograph, 1849
NPG D32151

George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon, by George Zobel, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D33273

George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon

by George Zobel, after Sir Francis Grant
stipple engraving, published 1850
NPG D33273

Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett (née Stanhope), Duchess of Cleveland, when Lady Dalmeny, by Samuel William Reynolds Jr, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D33444

Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett (née Stanhope), Duchess of Cleveland, when Lady Dalmeny

by Samuel William Reynolds Jr, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 1850
NPG D33444

Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett (née Stanhope), Duchess of Cleveland, when Lady Dalmeny, by Samuel William Reynolds Jr, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D33445

Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett (née Stanhope), Duchess of Cleveland, when Lady Dalmeny

by Samuel William Reynolds Jr, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 1850
NPG D33445

Francis Hodgson, by and published by William Walker, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D35895

Francis Hodgson

by and published by William Walker, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 1 April 1850
NPG D35895

The Right Honble Lady Foley and The Right Honble The Lady Adeliza Howard, by Samuel William Reynolds, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D36996

The Right Honble Lady Foley and The Right Honble The Lady Adeliza Howard

by Samuel William Reynolds, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 24 June 1850
NPG D36996

Charles Thomas Longley, by James Faed the Elder, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D37431

Charles Thomas Longley

by James Faed the Elder, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 15 August 1850 (circa 1849)
NPG D37431

Mary Isabella (née Grant), Lady Geary, by John Faed, or by James Faed the Elder, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D34394

Mary Isabella (née Grant), Lady Geary

by John Faed, or by James Faed the Elder, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 1 November 1851 (circa 1850)
NPG D34394

Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge of Lahore, by James Faed the Elder, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D35407

Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge of Lahore

by James Faed the Elder, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 1 November 1851 (1849)
NPG D35407

Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge of Lahore, by James Faed the Elder, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D35408

Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge of Lahore

by James Faed the Elder, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, 1851 (1849)
NPG D35408

Sir William Erle, by and published by George Raphael Ward, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D36192

Sir William Erle

by and published by George Raphael Ward, after Sir Francis Grant
mixed-method engraving, (1851)
NPG D36192

Hon. Frances Anna Georgiana Kinnaird (née Ponsonby), by George Zobel, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D36881

Hon. Frances Anna Georgiana Kinnaird (née Ponsonby)

by George Zobel, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 1 November 1851
NPG D36881

Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto, by George Zobel, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D5690

Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto

by George Zobel, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 1851
NPG D5690

Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto, by George Zobel, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D7735

Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto

by George Zobel, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 1 November 1851
NPG D7735

Thomas Wilde, 1st Baron Truro, by George Zobel, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D7798

Thomas Wilde, 1st Baron Truro

by George Zobel, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 1851
NPG D7798

John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell of St Andrews, by Thomas Lewis Atkinson, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D32561

John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell of St Andrews

by Thomas Lewis Atkinson, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 1852
NPG D32561

Harry Farr-Yeatman, by George Zobel, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D36249

Harry Farr-Yeatman

by George Zobel, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, 1852
NPG D36249

FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, by Henry Cousins, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D39178

FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan

by Henry Cousins, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, (1853)
NPG D39178

Amelia Jane Wood (née Williams), by William Henry Mote, published by David Bogue, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D4903

Amelia Jane Wood (née Williams)

by William Henry Mote, published by David Bogue, after Sir Francis Grant
hand-coloured stipple engraving, published 1853
NPG D4903

Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D34648

Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough

after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, (exhibited 1854)
NPG D34648

John Gibson Lockhart, by James Faed the Elder, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D3607

John Gibson Lockhart

by James Faed the Elder, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 31 January 1856
NPG D3607

William Cubitt, by Thomas Lewis Atkinson, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D34420

William Cubitt

by Thomas Lewis Atkinson, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, 1857
NPG D34420

Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne, by John Richardson Jackson, published by Messrs Fores, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D37173

Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne

by John Richardson Jackson, published by Messrs Fores, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 8 August 1857
NPG D37173

Sir George Pollock, 1st Bt, by James John Chant, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D40334

Sir George Pollock, 1st Bt

by James John Chant, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 1 May 1857
NPG D40334

Sir George Pollock, 1st Bt, by James John Chant, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D42609

Sir George Pollock, 1st Bt

by James John Chant, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, 1857
NPG D42609

Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne, by John Richardson Jackson, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D3538

Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne

by John Richardson Jackson, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 1857
NPG D3538

Sir Percy Egerton Herbert, by Thomas Lewis Atkinson, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D35705

Sir Percy Egerton Herbert

by Thomas Lewis Atkinson, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 5 November 1858 (1857)
NPG D35705

Sir Percy Egerton Herbert, by Thomas Lewis Atkinson, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Francis Grant - NPG D35706

Sir Percy Egerton Herbert

by Thomas Lewis Atkinson, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 5 November 1858 (1857)
NPG D35706

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