George Richmond

1809 - 1896  (86 years)

• Name	George Richmond  [1, 2]
  Birth	28 Mar 1809	Brompton   [2, 3]
  Baptism	01 May 1809	St James, Piccadilly   [4, 5]
  Residence	1831	27 Northumberland St, New Rd, Marylebone   [6]
  Marriage	24 Jan 1831	Gretna Green
  	Julia Tatham,   b. 24 May 1811, Alpha Rd, Regents Park d. 06 Jan 1881, Eastbourne
  Residence	Mar 1834	16 Beaumont St, Marylebone   [7]
  Occupation	Jun 1841	Portrait Painter  [8]
  Residence	Jun 1841	16 Beaumont St, Marylebone   [8]
  Occupation	Mar 1851	Artist Painter  [9]
  Residence	Mar 1851	10 York St, Marylebone   [9]
  Occupation	Apr 1861	Artist Painting  [3]
  Residence	Apr 1861	10 York St, Marylebone   [3]
  Post/Rank/Title	1866	RA  [6]
  	Associate since 1857
  Degree/Qualif.	1867	Oxford University ; DCL  [2, 6]
  Post/Rank/Title	aft 1870	FRS, FSA  [2, 10]
  Occupation	Apr 1871	Portrait Painter RA  [11]
  Residence	Apr 1871	10 York St, Marylebone   [11]
  Occupation	Apr 1881	Royal Academican, Painting  [12]
  Residence	Apr 1881	20 York St, Marylebone   [12]
  Degree/Qualif.	1891	Cambridge University ; LLD  [2, 6]
  Occupation	Apr 1891	Portrait Painter & Sculptor  [2, 13]
  Residence	Apr 1891	20 York St, Marylebone   [2, 13]
  Death	19 Mar 1896	20 York St, Marylebone   [1, 2, 10]
  Burial	22 Mar 1896	Highgate Cemetery   [2, 6]
  Probate	12 May 1896	London ; £78,440 12s. 4d.  [6, 14]
  	Richmond George of 20 York-street Portman-square Middlesex and of the Porch House Potterne Wilts esquire died 19 March 1896 at 20 York-street Probate London 12 May to the reverend Thomas Knyvett Richmond [son] clerk canon of Carlisle and Frederick Willis Farrer [son-in-law] and Joseph Watson Overbury [stockbroker, art collector & family friend] esquires Effects £78440 12s. 4d. [NPC]
  Notes	George Richmond, R.A., D.C.L., LL.D., F.R.S., F.S.A., Portrait Painter, 4th and youngest son of Thomas Richmond, 1771-1837, Miniature Painter, and pupil of George Engleheart, who was a cousin of Thomas Richmond's mother, Anne Bone; see Dict: Nat: Biogr:, Arts, Thomas and George Richmond. George Richmond, b. March, 1809, at Brompton, resided at 20 York Street, Portman Square, W., where he d., 19 March, 1896; bur. at Highgate. In a note entitled, "An Artist's Fortune", alluding to Mr.Peter Graham's Estate of £133,000, the Morning Post of 20 Jan.,1922, says that Mr. George Richmond left £77,000. An account of his romantic marriage is given in the Dict: Nat: Biogr. [Curtis] Fine Arts. Exhibition of the Royal Academy. First Notice. [...] Mr. George Richmond takes his usual prominent place among portrait painters in a number of examples all distinguished by a frank and open treatment. He makes light of difficulties presented by modern attire, the bane of many painters. He rejects the usual licenses afforded by light and shade to soften and disguise the unpicturesque. On this account his pictures will ever convey the most faithful impressions of the persons whom he delineates. Perhaps of the number of his portraits in the collection that of the Bishop of Oxford will attract most attention; but in each of the we find evidence of a sure hand in the articulation the the contours and facial lines which stamp the character of the sitter upon the canvas. Mr. Richmond's perfect knowledge of bone, of muscle, and tendon, saves him from all manner of error in building up his forms, and his great experience (no painter was ever honoured by a greater number of more distinguished sitters) enables him to detect nice differences of expression, and to interpret those outward and visible signs on the face which constitute the true index of the mind. His aim would seem to be to lay bare the intellect, and give, so to speak, the calibre of the brain, rather than to sound the depths of the heart. The correctness and precision manifest in the making out of every part of his pictures long since suggested the talent for sculpture which Mr. Richmond has recently shown in a marble monument, to be placed in St. Paul's Cathedral, in memory of the late Bishop of London, and the near completion of which work we recently announced. His chief contribution to the exhibition this year is a portrait of the Lord Bishop of Oxford, which gives all the refinement, subtlety, affectionateness, and dignity, of this eminent prelate's character. There is an ecclesiastical splendour in this portrait we have never seen surpassed in the portrait of an English bishop. The other portraits from Mr. Richmond's pencil are -- Mrs. Allen, remarkable for delicacy and refinement of treatment; the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensbury, which has all the striking qualities we have indicated as characteristic of this painter; the Rev. Daniel Moore, Meaburn Tatham, Esq., her late Highness Maharanee Chund Kowr, a study from life for a larger picture, resplendent in all the pearls and jewels of Oriental wealth, and piercing with the quickness of Eastern thought. [The Standard, 29 Apr 1865] Inspired by Blake, friend of Palmer. Did portraits & some landscapes. Was in group with Palmer, John Linnell, Edward Calvert & Francis Oliver Finch. Bought Porch House, Potterne, in 1870, and completely restored it. [4] Royal Academy of Arts Archive holds the George Richmond personal papers, containing abt 1000 pieces, by far the largest surviving body of manuscripts resulting from his life and spanning the years 1825-1896. There is a comprehensive catalogue, including a description of each item, online at the RAA website. A keen follower of cricket, Richmond was noted in one obituary as having been "an habitué of Lord's since 1816. [James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual for 1897, p288] MEMORIAL TO MR. GEORGE RICHMOND A memorial tablet to the late Mr. George Richmond, R.A., which has been placed in the crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral by his sons and daughters at the invitation of the Dean and Chapter, was unveiled yesterday afternoon by the Dean of St. Paul's. A brief and impressive service of dedication was read by the Dean, and after some touching words of appreciation of the venerable painter, in which allusion was made to the active part which he played as a member of the first committee for the decoration of St. Paul's, the tablet was unveiled. The bronze medallion, with a life-like portrait in low relief within a wreath supported by two amorini with inverted torches, designed by Sir William Richmond, R.A., is mounted in a tablet of rosso antico marble adapted by Mr. John Richmond from an ancient altar figured in Mr. C. H. Tatham's work on classical ornament. Mr. Tatham was Mr. George Richmond's father-in-law. The following inscription, written by Mr Justice Kennedy, is inscribed upon the marble: HOC LAPIDE COMMEMORATUR GEORGIUS RICHMOND D.C.L. LL.D. REGIAE ACADEMIAE ARTIUM SOCIUS PICTOR EGREGIUS VIR SIMPLEX COMIS STRENUUS RE ATQUE INGENIO LIBERALIS CHRISTI FIDELIS DISCIPULUS NON MINUS PROPTER NOBILITATEM VITAE QUAM ARTIS DESIDERANDUS NATUS EST XXVIII MARTII MDCCCIX OBIIT DIE XIX MARTII MDCCCXCVI CONVERTERE ANIMA MEA AD REQUIEM TUAM QUIA DOMINUS BENEFECIT TIBI. Among many relations and friends present in the crypt were Canon Richmond, of Carlisle, Sir William and Lady Richmond, Mr. Inglis Richmond, Mr. John Richmond, Mr. F. W. Farrer and Mrs. Farrer, Mrs. Fothergill Robinson, Mrs. Buchanan, Lady Kennedy and Miss Richmond, the Hon. Norman Leslie-Melville, Sir R. F. Palgrave, Mr. F. Gale, Dr. Ogle, the Rev. Alfred Gurney, Mr. John Ruskin Richmond, Dr. Sisley, Mr. Incledon, Dr. Richmond, and Mr. Fothergill Robinson. [The Times, 16 Dec 1897]
  Person ID	I0734	Tatham | Richmond branch | Spouse
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Thomas Richmond,   b. 28 Mar 1771, Kew d. 15 Nov 1837, London (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Ann Oram,   b. 01 Aug 1772, Hoxton d. 30 Nov 1859, St Pancras (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	bef 1802	[6]
  Notes	elder son Thomas Richmond, 1802-1874, portrait painter; other children incl Emma Elizabeth, 1799-1892; Benjamin, 1806- ; Robert, 1806- .
  Family ID	F0355	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Julia Tatham,   b. 24 May 1811, Alpha Rd, Regents Park d. 06 Jan 1881, Eastbourne (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1831	Gretna Green   [2, 6, 15]
  	Richmond Geo. of St Geo's., Hanover Sq., Ln. to Tatham Julia of Marylebone, Ln. 24 Jan 1831. [Marriages at Gretna Hall, 1829 - Apr 30 1855]
  Notes	About 1826 Richmond fell in love with Julia (1811-1881), the beautiful fourteen-year-old sister of the Tatham brothers, whose father had engaged Richmond to give her drawing lessons. Although old Tatham had encouraged the romance, his diminishing fortune brought a change of mind when a rich and elderly suitor expressed interest in Julia. Learning of this, the young couple - encouraged by Palmer, who loaned Richmond £40 - eloped to Gretna Green, where they were married on 24 January 1831. Back in London, Richmond set up home at 27 Northumberland Street, New Road, sending Julia to stay for the time being with Palmer's father at Shoreham. Meanwhile John Linnell persuaded Tatham that Richmond had a promising future. Tatham forgave them, and within three weeks George and Julia were reunited: their marriage proved to be long and happy. They had fifteen children, of whom ten survived infancy; with this growing family Richmond needed a reliable income, and he spent most of his remaining working life painting portraits. [DNB 2009] none of the children registered, tho all baptised
  Children	1. Harriet Ann Richmond,   b. 07 Jul 1832, Marylebone d. 01 Jul 1835, Marylebone (Age 2 years) + 2. Thomas Knyvett Richmond,   b. 03 Nov 1833, Marylebone d. 07 Mar 1901, Crosthwaite (Age 67 years)   3. George Henry Richmond,   b. 28 Feb 1835, Marylebone d. 20 Mar 1837, Marylebone (Age 2 years)   4. Charles Heathcote Richmond,   b. 17 Oct 1836, Marylebone d. 20 Mar 1837, Marylebone (Age 0 years) + 5. Mary Richmond,   b. 28 Dec 1837, Rome, Italy d. 20 Apr 1916, Paddington (Age 78 years) + 6. Julia Richmond,   b. 30 Sep 1839, 16 Beaumont St, Marylebone d. 01 Jun 1906, 18 Airlie Gardens, Kensington (Age 66 years) + 7. Laura Maria Richmond,   b. 14 Jun 1841, Marylebone d. 31 Jan 1915, Porch House, Potterne (Age 73 years) + 8. William Blake Richmond,   b. 29 Nov 1842, 16 Beaumont St, Marylebone d. 11 Feb 1921, Beavor Lodge, Hammersmith (Age 78 years)   9. Arthur John Richmond,   b. 12 May 1844, 10 York St, Marylebone d. 02 Jun 1845, 10 York St, Marylebone (Age 1 year)   10. Edith Richmond,   b. 13 Aug 1845, Marylebone d. 02 Mar 1934, Holloway Sanatorium, Virginia Water (Age 88 years) + 11. Cecilia Sarah Richmond,   b. 31 Dec 1846, 10 York St, Marylebone d. 20 Apr 1928, 82 Church St, Kensington (Age 81 years)   12. Harry Inglis Richmond,   b. 04 Feb 1849, 10 York St, Marylebone d. 04 Oct 1920, 82 Church St, Kensington (Age 71 years)   13. Margaret Richmond,   b. 03 Jul 1850, 10 York St, Marylebone d. 10 Oct 1850, 10 York St, Marylebone (Age 0 years) + 14. Walter Coleridge Richmond,   b. 17 Dec 1852, 10 York St, Marylebone d. 01 May 1931, Hallam House, Hallam St, Marylebone (Age 78 years) + 15. John Richmond,   b. 11 Apr 1854, 10 York St, Marylebone d. 28 Aug 1918, 7 Campden Hill Square, Kensington (Age 64 years)
  Photos		Cecilia Sarah Richmond (1846-1928) Etching by her father George Richmond
  Family ID	F0253	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2012

  
  

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  George Richmond (1809-1906) Self portrait c. 1830

  
  

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  [S02] BMD Index, 1Q1896, death reg Marylebone. age 86 [S04] H Curtis: Notes for a Pedigree of the Tathams of Co. Durham. [S01] Census, 1861, UK. age 52 b Brompton [S08] Family Trees & Websites, Walker Family Tree. [S22] FamilySearch / LDS/ IGI / BVRI, British Vital Records Index. [S21] Dictionary of National Biography. [S06] Parish Registers, 02 Mar 1834, baptisms, St Marylebone. Thomas Knyvett Richmond b 03 Nov 1833 [S01] Census, 1841, UK. [S01] Census, 1851, UK. [S03] Family Members, MRT. [S01] Census, 1871, UK. [S01] Census, 1881, UK. [S01] Census, 1891, UK. [S14] Probate Register. [S06] Parish Registers, 24 Jun 1831, marriages, Gretna Hall.