JOHN JACKSON R.A. (BRITISH 1778-1831) PORTRAIT OF FREDERICK, DUKE OF YORK AND ALBANY

Description: JOHN JACKSON R.A. (BRITISH 1778-1831) PORTRAIT OF FREDERICK, DUKE OF YORK AND ALBANY Oil on canvas (Dimensions: 75cm x 62cm (29.5in x 24.5in))

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Provenance: Private Collection, England. Formerly in the collection of Derek Sherborn. Note: John Jackson R.A. (1778- 1831) was a celebrated English painter, best known for his high society portraits. Jackson received early support from the landed gentry, notably Sir George Beaumont, 7th Baronet, who offered him residence at Castle Howard, where he could study and copy from Beaumont’s extensive collection. He also received £50 per year which permitted him to attend the Royal Academy Schools. He was then elected as a member of the Royal Academy on 10th February 1817. Jackson was a prolific portraitist, with numerous notable sitters including the Duke of Wellington, the explorer Sir John Franklin, and Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany. Prince Frederick (1763- 1827) was the second son of King George III and Queen Charlotte, and served as the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. On 27th November 1784, Frederick was created Duke of York and Albany as well as Earl of Ulster. From 1820, he was the heir presumptive to his elder brother, King George IV, until his death in 1827. This portrait of the Duke of York and Albany is an excellent example of Jackson’s skill as a portraitist. Jackson was particularly influenced by Sir Thomas Lawrence and Henry Raeburn, which is notable in this piece in the remarkable realism and personality evoked, as well as his dramatic and unusual use of lighting. Several versions of this portrait were made by Jackson, which allows us to speculate that this was painted circa 1822, by comparing it to another very similar composition after John Jackson in the National Portrait Gallery in London, also dated circa 1822. Dimensions: 75cm x 62cm (29.5in x 24.5in)