Francis Grant
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Portrait of Queen Victoria on horseback
Painting ID:: 97531 new26/Francis Grant-386359.jpg
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Francis Grant
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Scottish Painter, 1803-1878
Scottish portrait painter. He was self-taught in painting, for which he abandoned a career in law. He began as a painter of hunting scenes (The Melton Hunt and The Cottesmore Hunt) but gained success as a fashionable portrait painter. Among his sitters were Scott, Macaulay, Disraeli, Palmerston, and Landseer. Sir Francis was president (1866 C 78) of the Royal Academy. |
Portrait of Queen Victoria on horseback |
1845(1845)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 34.8 x 30.8 cm
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