George Hayter Attributed-Portrait of an Elegant Gentleman-19th Century Oil Painting

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George Hayter attributed-Portrait of an Elegant Gentleman-19th century Oil painting

English Realism - Possibly Study of Gentleman by George Hayter … Read more George Hayter attributed-Portrait of an Elegant Gentleman-19th century Oil painting

English Realism - Possibly Study of Gentleman by George Hayter - Oil painting on Canvas - unsigned - circa 1830s
Canvas size 14x12" - Frame size 21x19"

Artist Biography
George Hayter (1792 - 1871) was active/lived in United Kingdom. He is known for Portrait paintings.
Sir George Hayter studied at the Royal Academy schools and in 1815 was awarded 200 guineas by the British Institution, and in that year was appointed miniature painter to Princess Charlotte and the Prince of Saxe-Coburg. He studied in Italy 1815- 1818, and in 1825 his picture of the "Trial of Lord William Russell" became widely known through it being produced as an engraving. He was appointed as portrait and history painter to Queen Victoria in 1837, painting her coronation ceremony, as well as her state portrait, for which he was knighted in 1842. He enjoyed a lucrative practice as a fashionable portrait painter See less