George Hayter
Sir George Hayter (17 December 1792 – 18 January 1871) was an English painter, specialising in portraits and large works involving sometimes several hundred individual portraits. Queen Victoria appreciated his merits and appointed Hayter her Principal Painter in Ordinary and also awarded him a Knighthood in 1841.
Sir George Hayter | |
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Self Portrait from 1843 (Private collection) | |
| Born | George Hayter 17 December 1792 St. James's, London, England |
| Died | 18 January 1871 (aged 78) Marylebone, London, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | Royal Academy Schools |
| Known for | Painter |
| Notable work | The Trial of Queen Caroline in the House of Lords 1820 The First Meeting of the Reformed House of Parliament 1833 State Portrait of HM Queen Victoria 1838 The Coronation of HM Queen Victoria 1838 The Marriage of Queen Victoria 1840 The Christening of the Prince of Wales 1842 |
| Movement | Romanticism |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Charles Hayter Martha Stevenson |
| Relatives | John Hayter (brother) |
| Awards | Knight Bachelor, Knight of the Lion and the Sun of Persia, Member of the Academies of St. Luke (Rome), Bologna, Parma, Florence and Venice |
| Patron(s) | Queen Victoria, King Leopold I of the Belgians, 6th Duke of Bedford, 6th Duke of Devonshire |
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