Spencer Perceval (1762-1812) Prime Minister

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

George Francis Joseph, portrait and subject painter, entered the Royal Academy Schools in London at the age of 20 as an engraver. He later established himself as a portrait painter in London and exhibited at both the Royal Academy and the British Institution. He also painted some fancy pictures and designed book illustrations. His best known works include ‘Mrs. Siddons as the Tragic Muse’ (1797) and ‘Return of Priam with the Dead Body of Hector’ (c.1811). In 1813, he was elected an associate of the Royal Academy. In 1836, Joseph retired to Cambridge, where he died ten years later.

People

Spenser Perceval (1762 - 1812)

Places

Subjects

paper (as Subject), male portrait, man, 19th century costume, chancellor's robe, lace jabot, Prime Minister, desk, curtain

Materials & Techniques

canvas, oil, oil painting

Artist

George Francis Joseph (1764 - 1846)

Title

Spencer Perceval (1762-1812) Prime Minister

Date

1816

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 77.00 cm, width: 64.50 cm

Acquisition

Origin uncertain

Inscription

On paper in hand: A Bill

Provenance

Joined a group of portraits formerly on display at Downing Street some time between 1827 and 1892

GAC number

0/24