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Portrait of David Garrick (1717–1779) and William Windham of Felbrigg (1717–1761)
Auction: 11/05/2025
Lot: 76
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Francis Hayman AUCTION RECORDS
1708 Exeter, England - 1776 London, England. Known for: Rococo style decorative painting, history, portraits, book illustration.
Francis Hayman RA (1708 - 2 February 1776) was an English painter and illustrator who became one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768, and later its first librarian. Born in Exeter,... Read full biography
Francis Hayman RA (1708 - 2 February 1776) was an English painter and illustrator who became one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768, and later its first librarian. Born in Exeter, Devon, Hayman begun his artistic career as a scene painter in London's Drury Lane theatre (where he... Read full biography
Francis Hayman RA (1708 - 2 February 1776) was an English painter and illustrator who became one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768, and later its first librarian. Born in Exeter, Devon, Hayman begun his artistic career as a scene painter in London's Drury Lane theatre (where he also appeared in minor roles) before establishing a studio in St Martin's Lane. A versatile artist influenced by the French Rococo style, he achieved some note during the 1740s through decorative... Read full biography
Francis Hayman RA (1708 - 2 February 1776) was an English painter and illustrator who became one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768, and later its first librarian. Born in Exeter, Devon, Hayman begun his artistic career as a scene painter in London's Drury Lane theatre (where he also appeared in minor roles) before establishing a studio in St Martin's Lane. A versatile artist influenced by the French Rococo style, he achieved some note during the 1740s through decorative paintings executed for the supper boxes at Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens in London. Hayman was also a successful portraitist and history painter. Combining some of these, he contributed 31 pictures to a 1744 edition of Shakespeare's plays by Sir Thomas... Read full biography
Francis Hayman RA (1708 - 2 February 1776) was an English painter and illustrator who became one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768, and later its first librarian. Born in Exeter, Devon, Hayman begun his artistic career as a scene painter in London's Drury Lane theatre (where he also appeared in minor roles) before establishing a studio in St Martin's Lane. A versatile artist influenced by the French Rococo style, he achieved some note during the 1740s through decorative paintings executed for the supper boxes at Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens in London. Hayman was also a successful portraitist and history painter. Combining some of these, he contributed 31 pictures to a 1744 edition of Shakespeare's plays by Sir Thomas Hanmer, and later portrayed many leading contemporary actors in Shakespearean roles, including David Garrick as Richard III (1760).... Read full biography
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Francis Hayman 
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneePortrait of Peregrine Bertie, 13th Lord Willoughby de Eresby (1555-1601), full-length, in a black doublet and pantaloons, wearing damascened armour, in a wooded river landscape by a waterfall, with a bridge and a castle beyond
Francis Hayman Auction: 12/03/2014Lot: 182Subscribe or get free alerts
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneePORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, POSSIBLY MR GOODYEAR ST. JOHN, FULL LENGTH, STANDING BY A TABLE, WEARING A GREEN SUIT WITH A WHITE SILK WAISTCOAT
Francis Hayman Auction: 04/22/2009Lot: 200Subscribe or get free alerts
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