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[[Image:Grant.jpg|thumb|Sir Francis Grant]]
'''Sir Francis Grant''' (Edinburgh, 1803 - Melton Mowbray, Leics, 1878) was a [[Scottish]] portrait [[painter]]. He was president of the Royal Academy from 1866 to 1878. ''One of the most fashionable portrait painters of his day. His best works are generally considered to be his smaller sporting conversation pieces.'' [http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/fullarticle/1O3-GrantSirFrancis.html]

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Among his sitters were [[Walter Scott|Sir Walter Scott]], Macaulay, [[Benjamin Disraeli]], Palmerston, and Landseer.
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Image:Sir Francis Grant Heel.jpg|Heel.
Image:Sir Francis Grant's Portrait of Queen Victoria.jpg|Portrait of Queen Victoria.
Image:Grant Portrait of a Lady.jpg|Portrait of a Lady.
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== See also ==
*[[Painting Schools]]
*[[Painting Masterpieces]]

==External links==
*[http://www.answers.com/topic/grant-sir-francis Sir Francis Grant]
*[http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Grant-Si.html Sir Francis Grant]
*[http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/grant_sir_francis.html Sir Francis Grant] ARTCYCLOPEDIA.

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[[Category:Scottish Painters]]