Sir John Peter Grant

This portraitback to top

This portrait was painted sometime after 1873, as a result of Watts' admiration for Grant's administration in Jamaica.

Referenceback to top

Watts
'Catalogue of Works by G. F. Watts', compiled by Mrs Watts (Ms, Watts Gallery, Compton), II, 59.

Physical descriptionback to top

Dark eyes, grey hair and beard. Dressed in a dark tie, white shirt and dark coat. Seated in a chair. Background colour dark brown.

Provenanceback to top

The artist, presented by him, 1898.


This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Ormond, Early Victorian Portraits, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1973, 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.

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