George Richmond (painter), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Richmond (painter)

English painter

Date of Birth: 28-Mar-1809

Place of Birth: Brompton, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 19-Mar-1896

Profession: poet, painter

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About George Richmond (painter)

  • George Richmond (28 March 1809 – 19 March 1896) was an English painter and portraitist.
  • In his youth he was a member of The Ancients, a group of followers of William Blake.
  • Later in life he established a career as a portrait painter, which included painting the portraits of the British gentry, nobility and royalty. He was the son of Thomas Richmond, miniature-painter, and was the father of the painter William Blake Richmond as well as the grandfather of the naval historian, Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond. A keen follower of cricket, Richmond was noted in one obituary as having been "an habitué of Lord's since 1816"

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