Richard Buckner was an English portrait painter who began his artistic career working in a studio set up in the family home. After serving in the army in 1832 and 1833 as a second lieutenant in the King's Royal Rifle Corps, he studied painting in Rome under Giovanni Battista Cassevari. During his stay in that city, he offered guidance to the young Frederick Leighton, who would later become president of the Royal Academy.

In London, he had his residence and studio in Cleveland Row, opposite St. James's Palace. He began his activity as a miniaturist but later specialized in larger-format portraiture. He painted Italian genre scenes but later focused on portraits of Victorian ladies of high society.

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