John Giles Eccardt (1720 - 1779) was a German-born British portrait painter. He came to England in the company of the French painter Jean-Baptiste van Loo for whom he worked as an assistant. When Van Loo departed the country, Eccardt remained and set up a portrait-painting business. In the following years he did portraits of a number of leading members of British society including twenty six of his chief patron Horace Walpole. He died in 1779.
Portrait of Richard Bentley 1753(1753)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 42.2 x 34.3 cm (16.6 x 13.5 in)
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