John Partridge (artist)

John Partridge
Born(1789-11-20)20 November 1789
Glasgow, Scotland
Died25 November 1872(1872-11-25) (aged 83)
London, England
NationalityScottish

John Partridge (20 November 1789 – 25 November 1872) was a British artist and portrait painter. Named 'portrait painter-extraordinary' to Queen Victoria, his pictures depict many of the notable figures of his time.[1][2]

Born in Glasgow, he was the second son of twelve children of Samuel Partridge.[3] His brother Richard Partridge became the President of the Royal College of Surgeons; his nephew Sir John Bernard Partridge was an illustrator and actor.[4]

  1. ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
  2. ^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.
  3. ^ Graves RE. ‘Partridge, John (1789–1872)’ (Noble C, revd), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press; 2004) (accessed 23 August 2007)
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