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  | Artist | Notes |
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 | Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1856-1925) by John Singer Sargent 1902 National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. | Sargent, John Singer | |
 | Frances Anne ('Fanny') Kemble by Peter Frederick Rothermel 1849 National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. | Rothermel, Peter Frederick | |
 | Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts by John Singer Sargent 1906 National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. | Sargent, John Singer | 
From: Douglas Snyder
(das
2@erols.com)
Date: Fri,
1 Aug 2003
One of the
most outstanding portraits (in my opinion) is Sargent's
portrait of Frederick Sleigh Robert (The Earl of Kandahar). Sargent
captures the essence of this career military man (who served in India,
Afghanistan and South Africa) in a most masculine portrayal of... |
 | General Officers of the Great War by John Singer Sargent 1922 National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. | Sargent, John Singer |
1 William
Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood
(1865-1951), Field Marshal
2 Jan
Christian Smuts (1870-1950), Field Marshal and South Arfican
Statesman
3 Louis
Botha... |
 | George Washington (1) by Gilbert Stuart 1796 National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. | Stuart, Gilbert | Gilbert Stuart painted this celebrated "Lansdowne" portrait in his Germantown, Pennsylvania, studio in 1796. It was commissioned by William Bingham, United States senator from Pennsylvania, and his wife, for the Earl of Shelburne, later Marquis of Lansdowne, who had defended the rebellious colonies in Parliment. |
 | Harley Granville-Barker by John Singer Sargent 1900 National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. | Sargent, John Singer | |
 | Henry James by John Singer Sargent Oil on canvas National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. | Sargent, John Singer |
Henry James
(1843-1916), an expatriate American writer who settled in England and
eventually became an British citizen.
He is considered by most to be one of the great english literary writers
and among his best known works is The Ambassadors.
James lived
for a period in Paris but hated it and finally found his home in London and... |
 | Henry Richard Vassall Fox, 3rd Baron Holland by Charles Robert Leslie 1829 National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. | Leslie, Charles Robert | |
 | Hercules Brabazon Brabazon by John Singer Sargent 1893 National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. | Sargent, John Singer |
Painted for
Hercules himself by Sargent. Not sure if this was a gift or if Hercules
commissioned it. Some seven years later he would paint him again which Sargent
kept for his own collection.
Hercules Brabazon
1900
Note:
Dated by Charles
Merrill Mount
References:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John... |
 | James Bolivar Manson by Samuel Halpert 1903 National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. | Halpert, Samuel |
- National Portrait Gallery
