Francis Grant:
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. . Related Artists to Francis Grant : |
Alfred Eduard Chalon |
Ange Tissier |
Allan Ramsay |
Jean Charles Tardieu |
Nicolas Neufchatel |
