ARTIST

Samuel Drummond

1766–1844 · England

Samuel Drummond, a British painter, captured the likenesses of notable figures like Walter Scott and documented maritime history with grand oil paintings.

ABOUT

Samuel Drummond (25 December 1766 – 6 August 1844) was a British painter, especially prolific in portrait and marine genre painting. His works are on display in the National Portrait Gallery, the National Maritime Museum and the Walker Art Gallery. == Life == Drummond was born and died in London, and was the son of Jane Bicknell and James Drummond, a baker. At about thirteen Drummond was apprenticed to the sea service, working on the Baltic trade routes for six or seven year…

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NOTABLE WORKS
Boy with Hand on His Head and Profile of Old Man 1785 · Art Institute of Chicago Louis-Philippe-Joseph, Duke of Orleans 'Philippe Egalité' (1747-1793) (after Sir Joshua Reynolds) 1785 · National Trust Five Sketches of Heads 1785 · Art Institute of Chicago John Blake (1770–1810), Mayor of Maidstone (1799) 1799 · Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery Repulsing a boarding party 1805 · Royal Museums Greenwich The Death of Nelson 1806 · Norfolk Nelson Museum
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