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(c) 2014 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Richard Westall
(c) 2014 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2014 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Richard Westall

Hertford, 1765 - 1836, London
BiographyBrother of William Westall, landscape water-colorist (1781-1850).
watercolor, book-illustration, engravings

Richard Westall (2 January 1765 – 4 December 1836) was an English painter and illustrator of portraits, historical and literary events, best known for his portraits of Byron. He was also Queen Victoria's drawing master. See authority file on Tate Britain's website here: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/richard-westall-595 accessed 12/10/18 MP
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Last Updated8/7/24