The Swan Thieves novel says there's a Gilbert Thomas painting of Leda in the National Museum - Washington D.C. Must be false? :)
Yes, Thomas Gainsborough painted a portrait of Nelson as a boy.
He was commissioned to paint this portrait.
in 1668
Gilbert Stuart was the painter that was hired to created the painting of George Washington by Senator Bingham. During the process of creating the painting Senator Bingham changed his mind and wanted a full length portrait to be painted. Before he could paint the full size portrait Gilbert Stuart died. Gilbert Stuart left the painting as it was and it was eventually adopted as the portrait used on the US dollar bill.
Yes Sir John Watson Gordon did paint a portrait of Thomas Grainger - Thomas left it to his wife Jesse in his will.
Tradition says that Luke did paint a portrait of Mary.
No artist can paint a self portrait of someone else.
Please sit still, while I paint your portrait.
You mean a portrait of Chagall? No, no such portrait seems to exist.
He was commissioned by her husband to paint the portrait.
it is a portrait of his friends, Robert. He normally likes to paint paintings of his family,friends realiteves e.t.c
It means you paint your own portrait, usually seeing your face in a mirror.