John Francis Rigaud, Captain Vincenzo Lunardi with his Assistant George Biggin, and Letitia Anne Sage (née Hoare), in a Balloon

John Francis Rigaud

French · 1742–1810 · Painter, Printmaker

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British artist (1742-1810)

Born 1742, TurinDied 1810, Great PackingtonOccupation Painter, PrintmakerWikidata Q3181529 ↗ULAN 500002685 ↗Museum works 9

Also known as Giovan Francesco Rigaud, J. F. Rigaud, J.F. Rigaud. R.A., Jean-François Rigaud, John Francis Regaud, Mr. Rigaud. R.A., R.A. F. Rigaud, R. A. J. F. Rigaud and 5 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

John Francis Rigaud, Captain Vincenzo Lunardi with his Assistant George Biggin, and Letitia Anne Sage (née Hoare), in a Balloon
Captain Vincenzo Lunardi with his Assistant George Biggin, and Letitia Anne Sage (née Hoare), in a Balloon1785
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art
John Francis Rigaud, Joseph Nollekens with His Bust of Laurence Sterne
Joseph Nollekens with His Bust of Laurence Sterne1772
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art
John Francis Rigaud, George Robertson
George Robertson1776
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art
John Francis Rigaud, V. Lunardi, Mrs Sage and G. Biggin in a Hot Air Balloon
V. Lunardi, Mrs Sage and G. Biggin in a Hot Air Balloon1785
Museo del Prado ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museo del Prado
John Francis Rigaud, Agostino Carlini; Francesco Bartolozzi; Giovanni Battista Cipriani
Agostino Carlini; Francesco Bartolozzi; Giovanni Battista Cipriani1777
National Portrait Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Portrait Gallery
John Francis Rigaud, Sir William Chambers; Joseph Wilton; Sir Joshua Reynolds
Sir William Chambers; Joseph Wilton; Sir Joshua Reynolds1782
National Portrait Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Portrait Gallery
John Francis Rigaud, Captain Horatio Nelson, 1758-1805
Captain Horatio Nelson, 1758-18051781
Royal Museums Greenwich ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal Museums Greenwich
John Francis Rigaud, The Money Brothers: William Taylor, 1769-1834, James, 1772-1833, and Robert, 1775-1803
The Money Brothers: William Taylor, 1769-1834, James, 1772-1833, and Robert, 1775-18031790
National Maritime Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Maritime Museum
John Francis Rigaud, Sir William Portsman
Sir William Portsmann.d. · Brush and black wash, with pen and black ink, on cream wove paper, edge mounted onto cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

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

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