Hugh Douglas Hamilton

Irish · 1740–1808 · Painter, Printmaker

Hugh Douglas Hamilton RHA was an Irish painter who specialised in portrait painting. He spent considerable periods in London and Rome before returning to Dublin in the early… (Wikipedia)

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Hugh Douglas Hamilton RHA was an Irish painter who specialised in portrait painting. He spent considerable periods in London and Rome before returning to Dublin in the early 1790s. Until the mid-1770s, he worked mostly in pastel. His style influenced the English painter Lewis Vaslet (1742–1808).

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Born 1740, DublinDied 1808, DublinOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q1634291 ↗ULAN 500003073 ↗Museum works 11

Also known as H. Hamilton, Hugh D. Hamilton

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Hugh Douglas Hamilton, William Evelyn of St Clere, Kent, holding a spaniel — **William Evelyn of St Clere, Kent, holding a spaniel**ca. 1768–89 · Pastel
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, 2013 …

Hugh Douglas Hamilton, Frederick North, Later Fifth Earl of Guilford, in Rome — **Frederick North, Later Fifth Earl of Guilford, in Rome**1790 · pastel and gouache(?) with touches of graphite on paper mounted to canvas (on strainer/stretcher)
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the 50th Anniversary Gift Commit…

Hugh Douglas Hamilton, Lady Holland (Lady Mary Fitzpatrick) — **Lady Holland (Lady Mary Fitzpatrick)**c. 1770 · pastel with touches of graphite on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Arthur L. Liebman — Open Access …

Hugh Douglas Hamilton, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, 1720 - 1788. Eldest son of Prince James Francis Edward Stuart — **Prince Charles Edward Stuart, 1720 - 1788. Eldest son of Prince James Francis Edward Stuart**1796
National Galleries Scotland ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Galleries Scotland

Hugh Douglas Hamilton, Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany, 1753 - 1789. Daughter of Prince Charles Edward Stuart — **Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany, 1753 - 1789. Daughter of Prince Charles Edward Stuart**1785
National Galleries Scotland ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Galleries Scotland

Hugh Douglas Hamilton, Prince Charles Edward Stuart — **Prince Charles Edward Stuart**1785
National Portrait Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Portrait Gallery

Hugh Douglas Hamilton, Portrait of a Gentleman — **Portrait of a Gentleman**
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Hugh Douglas Hamilton, Somerset Lowry-Corry, 2nd Earl Belmore (1774-1841) — **Somerset Lowry-Corry, 2nd Earl Belmore (1774-1841)**1800
National Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Trust

Hugh Douglas Hamilton, Mary Anne Caldwell, Countess Belmore (d. 1841) — **Mary Anne Caldwell, Countess Belmore (d. 1841)**
National Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Trust

Hugh Douglas Hamilton, George Harry Grey, later 6th Earl of Stamford (1765-1845) and Lady Henrietta Grey, later Lady Chetwode (1764-1826) as Children, with their Nurse — **George Harry Grey, later 6th Earl of Stamford (1765-1845) and Lady Henrietta Grey, later Lady Chetwode (1764-1826) as Children, with their Nurse**1767
National Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Trust

Hugh Douglas Hamilton, Robert Stewart, 2nd Viscount Castlereagh, later 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, KG, GCH, MP (1769–1822) — **Robert Stewart, 2nd Viscount Castlereagh, later 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, KG, GCH, MP (1769–1822)**1800
National Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Trust

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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