Explore: Henry Richard Graves

(1818 - 1882)

Henry Richard Graves, portrait painter, was the son of Thomas North, 2nd Baron Graves and his wife Lady Mary Paget, sister of the First Marquess of Anglesey. He exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1846 and 1881, and established a successful high society portrait practice. His aristocratic clients included Lady Dorothy Nevill, General Sir George Brown GCB, Sir Henry Keppel RN, Lord and Lady Lennox, the Marchioness of Bristol, the Duke of Richmond and Countess Beauchamp. He painted by command many members of the Royal Family, including Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice.