Francis Stephen Cary

Francis Stephen Cary
portrait by James Hayllar[1]
Born10 May 1808
Kingsbury, Warwickshire
Died5 January 1880 (1880-01-06) (aged 71)
Abinger, Surrey
EducationSass's Academy
OccupationEducator
Known forRunning a school for artists

Francis Stephen Cary (10 May 1808 – 6 January 1880)[2] was an English painter and art teacher, who succeeded Henry Sass as the head of his art academy. Among Cary's subjects was a portrait of Charles and Mary Lamb.

  1. ^ Portrait of F. S. Carey (National Portrait Gallery, London)
  2. ^ Lionel Cust (1887). "Cary, Francis Stephen" . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 9. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 322–24.