Lemuel Francis Abbott

1760-1803 Lemuel Francis Abbott Locations English painter. He was the son of a clergyman and went to London to study with Francis Hayman shortly before the latter death in 1776; he may have completed his studies in Derby with Joseph Wright of Derby. By the early 1780s Abbott had established a busy portrait practice in London. The formula he adopted for most of his head-and-shoulder portraits can be seen in Sir William Herschel (1785; London, N. Mar. Mus.): the body is parallel to the picture plane, and the sitter head is moved into three-quarter profile, as if his attention has been suddenly distracted. In later portraits, such as those of fellow artists Francesco Bartolozzi (c. 1792; London, Tate) or Joseph Nollekens (c. 1797; London, N.P.G.), the sitter hand or some attribute balances the movement of the head. Only male portraits by Abbott are known, and his patrons were mostly drawn from the professional classes, particularly the Navy; there are several versions of Lord Nelson (e.g. 1798; London, N. Mar. Mus.). His style is crisp but scratchy in technique, and often the anatomy of his figures is inaccurate. Paint is handled in a manner comparable with that of Gainsborough Dupont, but Abbott sense of composition is superior. In 1798 he was certified insane, but he continued to exhibit at the Royal Academy in London for two further years. Several of his works were probably finished by another hand.


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Lemuel Francis Abbott Admiral Robert Roddam oil


Admiral Robert Roddam
Painting ID::  171
Admiral Robert Roddam
1783 National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London 764 x 632 mm
   
   
     

Lemuel Francis Abbott Head of a man oil


Head of a man
Painting ID::  52757
Head of a man
mk223 oil on canvas
mk223 oil_on_canvas
   
   
     

Lemuel Francis Abbott Portrait of Captain George Montagu oil


Portrait of Captain George Montagu
Painting ID::  70614
Portrait of Captain George Montagu
18th century Portrait of Captain George Montagu (1750?C1829)
   
   
     

Lemuel Francis Abbott Portrait of Captain George Montagu oil


Portrait of Captain George Montagu
Painting ID::  73662
Portrait of Captain George Montagu
Portrait of Captain George Montagu (1750?C1829) 18th century cjr
   
   
     

Lemuel Francis Abbott Rear-Admiral oil


Rear-Admiral
Painting ID::  77605
Rear-Admiral
1800(1800) Oil on canvas 63.5 x 76.2 cm (25 x 30 in) cjr
   
   
     

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     1760-1803 Lemuel Francis Abbott Locations English painter. He was the son of a clergyman and went to London to study with Francis Hayman shortly before the latter death in 1776; he may have completed his studies in Derby with Joseph Wright of Derby. By the early 1780s Abbott had established a busy portrait practice in London. The formula he adopted for most of his head-and-shoulder portraits can be seen in Sir William Herschel (1785; London, N. Mar. Mus.): the body is parallel to the picture plane, and the sitter head is moved into three-quarter profile, as if his attention has been suddenly distracted. In later portraits, such as those of fellow artists Francesco Bartolozzi (c. 1792; London, Tate) or Joseph Nollekens (c. 1797; London, N.P.G.), the sitter hand or some attribute balances the movement of the head. Only male portraits by Abbott are known, and his patrons were mostly drawn from the professional classes, particularly the Navy; there are several versions of Lord Nelson (e.g. 1798; London, N. Mar. Mus.). His style is crisp but scratchy in technique, and often the anatomy of his figures is inaccurate. Paint is handled in a manner comparable with that of Gainsborough Dupont, but Abbott sense of composition is superior. In 1798 he was certified insane, but he continued to exhibit at the Royal Academy in London for two further years. Several of his works were probably finished by another hand.

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