George Richmond was an English painter and portraitist. In his youth he was a member of The Ancients, a group of followers of William Blake. Later in life he established a career as a portrait painter, which included painting the portraits of the British gentry, nobility and royalty.
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Christ and the Woman of Samaria (1825), one of Richmond's early works, influenced by the art of William Blake
An Old Calabrian Shepherd, oil on canvas, 1838, 24 x 20 ins (Private Collection, UK)
Watercolour of William Wilberforce, 1833
Family grave of George Richmond in Highgate Cemetery
Charlotte Brontë by George Richmond, 1850In their orbit 1
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About this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1809 to 1896 · aged 86
Written about in
8 languages
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