John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792-1878)

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Downing Street

George Hayter was born in London. He entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1808 and later taught drawing and painting to Princess Charlotte, daughter of the Prince Regent. In 1815 he was made Painter of Miniatures and Portraits to Charlotte and her husband, Prince Leopold. In the next year he travelled to Italy with the support of the Duke of Bedford and entered the Accademia di San Luca as its youngest ever member. Although Hayter returned to London in 1818, he moved back to Italy in 1826 and was in Paris from 1828 to 1831. Hayter settled in England in the early 1830s, was appointed Principal Painter-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria in 1841 and knighted the following year. Despite his successes, he was never admitted to the Royal Academy.

People

John, 1st Earl Russell Russell (1792 - 1878)

Places

Subjects

male portrait, 19th century costume, coat, wing collar, Earl, Leader of the Liberal Party, Prime Minister, column

Materials & Techniques

mezzotint

Artist

Sir George Hayter (1792 - 1871)
James Bromley (1800 - 1838)

Title

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792-1878)

Date

published August 1836

Medium

Mezzotint

Acquisition

Bequeathed by Sir Edward Walter Hamilton, 1908

Provenance

Bequeathed to 10 Downing Street by Sir Edward Walter Hamilton, 1908

GAC number

0/20/33