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Francis Hayman

1708–1776

Samuel Richardson, the Novelist (1684-1761), Seated, Surrounded by his Second Family 1740–1
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Biography

Francis Hayman (1708 – 2 February 1776) was an English painter and illustrator who became one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768, and later its first librarian.

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Rococo Conversation piece

Artworks

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  • The Wrestling Scene from ‘As You Like It’

    Francis Hayman
    c.1740–2
  • Thomas Nuthall and his Friend Hambleton Custance

    Francis Hayman
    c.1748
  • See-Saw

    Francis Hayman
    c.1742
  • View of Copped Hall in Essex, from the Park

    George Lambert, Francis Hayman
    1746
  • View of Copped Hall in Essex, from across the Lake

    George Lambert, Francis Hayman
    1746
  • The Author and his Reader; a Frontispiece to ‘The Tatler’

    Francis Hayman
    1759
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  • Samuel Richardson, the Novelist (1684-1761), Seated, Surrounded by his Second Family

    Francis Hayman
    1740–1

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