Sir Francis Grant
A Society Sketchbook
Sir Francis Grant was one of the leading British portraitists of the mid-19th Century. He was also one of Queen Victoria's favourite artists and painted her portrait on multiple occasions. Beyond the monarchy, he was intimately connected to members of the British aristocracy, many of whom he painted. Grant was also a consummate sportsman and a talented horseman, reflected in the fact that many of his greatest works featured sporting subjects.
Dickinson is proud to have handled a large group of Grant's drawings, all of which have descended directly in the artist's family, and through which we can build an accurate picture not only of the life of Victorian high society at work and at play, but also of Grant as a warm and sociable character - a skilled artist who was constantly absorbed in observing and sketching his companions. The collection was displayed as a whole in our 2025 winter selling exhibition, Sir Francis Grant: A Society Sketchbook.
A selection of drawings still available can be viewed here.
