Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue
Sir Francis Buller, 1st Bt (1746-1800), Judge
- Gallery portraits
- Biography and References
Judge; KC 1777; appointed puisne judge of the King’s Bench 1778 on the recommendation of Lord Mansfield (whose portrait he owned, see NPG 172); Bt 1790.
‘short of stature, but of handsome features, with a piercing eye and a commanding forehead’ (DNB).
‘Gay, facetious, liberal in his conversation and opinions, he despises the petty prejudices of the day’ (Public Characters of 1798-99).
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, National Portrait Gallery, 2004, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.
‘short of stature, but of handsome features, with a piercing eye and a commanding forehead’ (DNB).
‘Gay, facetious, liberal in his conversation and opinions, he despises the petty prejudices of the day’ (Public Characters of 1798-99).
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, National Portrait Gallery, 2004, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.