| Portrait of Clarkson Stanfield | |
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| Artist | John Simpson |
| Year | 1829 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 76 cm× 63.5 cm(30 in× 25.0 in) |
| Location | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich |
Portrait of Clarkson Stanfield is an 1829 portrait painting by the British artist John Simpson depicting his fellow painter Clarkson Stanfield. Stanfield, a former sailor, was noted for his maritime paintings. [1] The following year he enjoyed his breakthrough with Mount St Michael, Cornwall leading to commissions from William IV. [2] Before this he has been known for his set designs at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. [3]
Simpson had been a pupil of Thomas Lawrence, the leading British portraitist of the Regency era, and was a friend or Stanfield. The painting was commissioned by the politician and art collector George Watson-Taylor. The work was displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1830 at Somerset House. Today the painting is in the collection of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. [4] Simpson produced two other portraits of Stanfield, one of which is now in the National Portrait Gallery. In 1834 the engraver William Say produced a mezzotint based on this version. [5]
