About Richard Phillips
Lived 1681 – 1741 (aged 59–60). Richard Phillips was a British painter and printmaker.
Richard Phillips or Philips (1681–1741) was a British portrait painter.
Phillips was born in London. His portrait of Edmond Halley (1656-1742) hangs in the National Portrait Gallery, and his portrait of William Lowndes (1652-1724) hangs in the Bank of England.
He also painted John Bennet, 1st Baron Ossulston (1616-1698), Elizabeth Cromwell (1650-1731) Oliver Cromwell’s granddaughter (the daughter of Richard Cromwell and Dorothy Mayor), and Sir Thomas Palmer, 4th Baronet, of Wingham (1682-1723)). Mezzotints and engravings after him of Daniel Waterland (1683-1740), Bishop Thomas Wilson (1663-1755), and Mrs Mary Anne Granville are also in the National Portrait Gallery.
He was the father of the painter Charles Philips (c.1703-1748) who became a Rembrandt follower. He had a more prestigious client list than his father.
Phillips died in London.
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Who was Richard Phillips?
British portrait painter (1681–1741)
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Richard Phillips was born in 1681 in London.
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Richard Phillips died on 1 October 1741 in London.
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Richard Phillips was a painter and printmaker.
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Richard Phillips was British.
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· DBpedia: Richard Phillips (English painter)
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