Sir Francis Grant
Admiral Sir Philip Charles Henderson Calderwood Durham, 1763 - 1845
About this artwork
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artist:
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title:Admiral Sir Philip Charles Henderson Calderwood Durham, 1763 - 1845
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date created:About 1830
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:127.00 x 101.60 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Long loan in
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accession number:PG 1605
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Sir Francis Grant
Sir Francis Grant
By the time he was 26 years old, Francis Grant had spent his father’s inheritance of £10,000 on fox hunting and collecting paintings, and was in desperate need of a career. He decided to become an artist, and, despite having no formal training, he made rapid progress by copying old…
