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 : |
Eugene Fromentin |
Jacob Levecq |
CAPORALI, Bartolomeo |
Dwight William Tryon |
Alfred Wallis |
