Stephen Francis Dutilh Rigaud

Stephen Francis Dutilh Rigaud (London 26 December 1777 – 1861) was an English painter.

Life John Francis Rigaud, Portrait of the artist with his wife and children, in his studio, 1782. Stephen is the naked baby on his mother's lap. . He was the only son of John Francis Rigaud, born at 44 Great Titchfield Street, London. He was not closely related to Stephen Peter Rigaud, but was the godson of his father, Stephen.

Rigaud was brought up by his father as an artist, and in 1792 was admitted a student of the Royal Academy. In 1794 he gained the silver palette from the Society of Arts for a classical group and in 1799 the gold palette for a historical painting. In 1801 he gained the gold medal of the Royal Academy for a historical painting of Clytemnestra.

Rigaud had, on 1 January 1808, married Margaret Davies of Milford Haven, and in 1817, because of his wife's health, he gave up professional work as an artist and moved to Pembrokeshire. After his wife's death, on 1 January 1839, he returned to London but had little success as an artist. He died in 1861, at the age of 84, and was buried in Abney Park Cemetery. He left no family.

Works As well as pictures at the Royal Academy, Rigaud exhibited drawings with the Old Society and the British Institution. His subjects were sacred, classical, or drawn from John Milton, Ossian, and other poets.