Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea (1810-1861) politician
Sir Francis Grant (1803 - 1878)
George Raphael Ward (1798 - 1878)
Mezzotint
published 29 November 1847-
About the work
- Location
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Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection
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About the artist
Sir Francis Grant, son of a Scottish Laird, took up painting professionally after having exhausted his £10,000 inheritance by his late 20s. An early enthusiasm for fox hunting led him to settle at Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, the centre of hunting society, where he studied under the well-known sporting painter, John Ferneley. In 1840 Grant’s portrait of Queen Victoria riding with Prime Minister Lord Melbourne and others in the Great Park at Windsor established his reputation and he soon became one of the most fashionable society painters of the day. He was elected a member of the Royal Academy in 1851 and its President in 1865. Grant died at the age of 75 and was buried at the cemetery near his country residence at Melton Mowbray.
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- Places
- Subjects
- male portrait, 19th century costume, coat, top hat, watch chain, wing collar, Baron, Secretary of State for War
- Materials & Techniques
- mezzotint
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Details
- Title
- Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea (1810-1861) politician
- Date
- published 29 November 1847
- Medium
- Mezzotint
- Acquisition
- Purchased 1992
- GAC number
- 15948