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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.
Portraits featuring prime ministers of the United Kingdom and the earlier Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801) from before, during or after their time in office. Pages in category "Portrait paintings of prime ministers of the United Kingdom"
Portrait of Benjamin Franklin is a 1767 portrait painting by the Scottish artist David Martin of the American politician and inventor Benjamin Franklin. It was painted during his lengthy residence in London when he was acting as colonial agent for Pennsylvania , Georgia , New Jersey , and Massachusetts . [ 1 ]
Portrait of Isaac Winslow and His Family, oil on canvas, one of the earliest group portraits painted in Colonial America [3] 54 1 ⁄ 2 × 79 1 ⁄ 4 in. (138.4 × 201.3 cm.) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
Robert Feke (c. 1705 – c. 1752) was an American portrait painter born in Oyster Bay, New York. According to art historian Richard Saunders, "Feke’s impact on the development of Colonial painting was substantial, and his pictures set a new standard by which the work of the next generation of aspiring Colonial artists was judged."
The prime minister's portrait gallery dates back to 1890, when John A. Macdonald, the first prime minister of the Dominion of Canada, assisted in the unveiling of his own portrait. [3] At first, the works were commissioned by friends and colleagues, made by the artist's own initiative, and then donated to the Crown Collection. A century later ...