Stephen Slaughter

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Stephen Slaughter (baptised 1697, died 1765) was an English portrait painter. [1] He spent periods of his career in Dublin, where he introduced the English style of portrait painting. [2]

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Life

He was the son of Stephen and Judith Slaughter, was baptised in London, and had the artist Judith Lewis as a sister. [1] It has been claimed that John Lewis (fl. 1737–1769), also an artist, was Slaughter's brother-in-law; but it is disputed whether Lewis was the husband of Judith Slaughter. [3] [4] Slaughter studied under Godfrey Kneller from 1712. [1] In 1720, on the account of Joseph Highmore, he was at the London academy of Louis Cheron and John Vanderbank. [5]

There followed a long period abroad, in France and Flanders. Returning in 1732–1733 to London, Slaughter then set up in Dublin during 1734, paying a longer visit in the 1740s. [6] Slaughter influenced in particular Thomas Frye, as did James Latham. [7]

In 1745, Slaughter became Surveyor of the King's Pictures, in succession to Peter Walton. [1] From 1748 he spent time on picture restoration. [6] On 14 July 1765, two months after his death, he was elected to the Accademia del Disegno, with William Oram. [8]

Portraits

Portrait of Major General Richard St George, 1744, by Stephen Slaughter Portrait of Major General Richard St George by Stephen Slaughter (London 1697-1765).jpg
Portrait of Major General Richard St George, 1744, by Stephen Slaughter

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Lauze, Emma. "Slaughter, Stephen". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/25721.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ↑ Ciaran Brady (2000). The Encyclopedia of Ireland: An A-Z Guide to Its People, Places, History, and Culture. Oxford University Press. p. 292. ISBN   978-0-19-521685-1.
  3. ↑ Laffan, William (1999). "'Taste, Elegance and Execution': John Lewis as a Landscape Painter". Irish Arts Review Yearbook. 15: 151–153. JSTOR   20493057.
  4. ↑ Lord, Peter (2005). "The Two Lives of John Lewis". Irish Arts Review. 22 (1): 114–119. JSTOR   25503176.
  5. ↑ Warren Mild (1990). Joseph Highmore of Holborn Row . Mild Associates. p.  175. ISBN   978-0-9627517-0-7.
  6. 1 2 "National Portrait Gallery - British picture restorers, 1600-1950 - S" . Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Thomas Frye, Irish Portrait Painter: Biography, Paintings" . Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  8. ↑ Wynne, Michael (1990). "Members from Great Britain and Ireland of the Florentine Accademia del Disegno 1700-1855". The Burlington Magazine. 132 (1049): 535–538. JSTOR   884351.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Lee, Sidney, ed. (1899). "Slaughter, Stephen"  . Dictionary of National Biography . Vol. 59. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  10. ↑ Ric Berman (1 August 2013). Schism: The Battle That Forged Freemasonry. Sussex Academic Press. p. viii. ISBN   978-1-78284-006-0.
  11. ↑ Of Kilrush House, Freshford, County Kilkenny. See Great Irish Households .
  12. ↑ E. M. Johnston-Liik (2006). MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800. Ulster Historical Foundation. p. v. ISBN   978-1-903688-60-1.
  13. ↑ "Sir George Lee, Stephen Slaughter, Tate" . Retrieved 27 May 2015.
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