Lemuel "Francis" Abbott (1760/61 – Lemuel Abbott was probably born in Leicestershire in about (though perhaps earlier, between and ), the son of the Reverend Lemuel Abbott. He became a pupil of Francis Hayman in London in , but returned to Leicestershire after Hayman's death the following year.
Lemuel Abbott was probably born in Lemuel "Francis" Abbott (/61 – 5 December ) was an English portrait painter, famous for his painting of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (currently hanging in the Terracotta Room of number 10 Downing Street) and for those of other naval officers and literary figures of the 18th century.
Lemuel "Francis" Abbott (1760/61 – Portrait painter Lemuel Francis Abbott was the son of a clergyman and was born in Leicestershire. He studied briefly with the artist Francis Hayman but was largely self-taught.
English portrait painter. He was briefly Lemuel Francis Abbot (c. ?5 December ) was an English portrait painter, famous for his portrait of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (currently hanging in the Terracotta Room of number 10 Downing Street) and for those of other naval officers and literary figures of the 18th century.
Lemuel "Francis" Abbott (1760/61 Lemuel Francis Abbott (circa ), Portrait painter. Sitter in 1 portrait Artist associated with 80 portraits In , at the age of fourteen, Abbott was apprenticed to Francis Hayman, after whose death in the following year he returned to his parents and probably continued to study portrait painting independently. In around , he.
Lemuel "Francis" Abbott (1760/61 - All his pictures are of male sitters, including many naval officers, most notably Horatio Nelson: he produced the best-known image of the much-portrayed hero, making numerous replicas (perhaps as many as 40), with slight variations on the basic pattern (–8, examples in NPG and Nat. Maritime Mus., London).
Lemuel Francis Abbott (British, Lemuel "Francis" Abbott (/61 – 5 December ) was an English portrait painter, famous for his likeness of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (currently hanging in the Terracotta Room of number 10 Downing Street) and for those of other naval officers and literary figures of the 18th century.
Portrait of William Cowper
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