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 Paintings of Francis Grant :. | Indian Hunter on Snowshoes | A Concert | George Brinton Mcclellan | California landscape | The Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar | Related Artists:
Clifford Warren AshleyAuthor, Sailor, and Artist
American
1881-1947
was an American author, sailor, and artist. He is perhaps most famous for The Ashley Book of Knots, an encyclopedic reference manual with directions for and illustrations of thousands of knots. He invented the Ashley's stopper knot. Ashley also wrote The Yankee Whaler, a study of sperm whale hunters in New England in the late 18th century and early 19th century. He was born in New Bedford,
Pieter van GunstPieter Stevens Van Gunst
(1659 -1724 )
Edith HayllarBritish Painter, 1860-1948