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John Durand (active 1765–1782) [note 1] was a colonial American portraitist. With John Mare, Abraham Delanoy, and Lawrence Kilburn, he was one of a number of portraitists living and working in New York City during the 1760s. Nothing is known of Durand's origins, training or upbringing, as is often the case with colonial American painters.
Durand, in turn, drew Casilear's attention to painting. By 1840, Casilear's interest in art was sufficiently strong to accompany Durand, John Frederick Kensett , and artist Thomas Prichard Rossiter on a European trip during which they sketched scenes, visited art museums, and fostered their interest in painting.
I'm male of average build, and 5feet 11 inches tall (1.78m). Starting from the palm of my hand, the distance between the 2nd and 3rd joints of my middle finger is surprisingly close to one inch. The distance from the crease of my elbow to the joint at the base of my thumb is also surprisingly close to one foot.
John Durand may refer to: John Durand (MP, died 1788) (c. 1719–1788), English politician; John Hodsdon Durand (1761–1830), British MP;
Although Durand is perhaps best known for his allegorical portraits, such as Princess Diana as Fortuna, he achieved international artistic acclaim for his official portraits of John Paul II (1983) and the 14th Dalai Lama (1982, [1] 1983, 1989). Durand's portrait of the Irish novelist Elizabeth Bowen (1972) is one of the most popular portraits ...
Asher Durand, Kindred Spirits, 1849 Durand's main interest changed from engraving to oil painting about 1830 with the encouragement of his patron, Luman Reed.In 1837, he accompanied his friend Thomas Cole on a sketching expedition to Schroon Lake in the Adirondacks Mountains, and soon after he began to concentrate on landscape painting.