Samuel Drummond (25 December 1766, London – 6 August 1844, London) was a British painter, especially prolific in portrait and marine genre painting. His works are on display in the

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, the National Maritime Museum and the Walker Art Gallery.

Life

Drummond was born to Jane Bicknell and James Drummond, a London baker. At about thirteen Drummond was apprenticed to the sea service, working on the Baltic trade routes for six or seven years.Samuel Drummond
National Portrait Gallery After the navy, Drummond worked briefly as a clerk before entering the Royal Academy Schools on 15 July 1791. Drummond started his portraying with crayons and oil and within several years exhibited over three hundred pictures at the Royal Academy.The Drummond Family
Sussex PhotoHistory In 1808 he was elected an associate of the

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. Among Drummond's sitters were Walter Scott, Francis Place, Elizabeth Fry and Marc Isambard Brunel. He also painted such persons as Admiral

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, Captain William Rogers and Rear-Admiral William Edward Parry. After 1800, Drummond started large oil paintings on maritime history of the United Kingdom (''The Battle of the Nile, 1st August 1798'', ''Captain William Rogers Capturing the Jeune Richard, 1 October 1807'', ''Admiral Duncan at the Battle of Camperdown, 11 October 1797'' (1827) and a series of paintings on the death of

Horatio Nelson Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy. His inspirational leadership, grasp of strategy, and unconventional tactics brought abo ...

. For some time Drummond was employed by '' The European Magazine'' and ''London Review'' to make portraits of leading personalities of the day. Among the portraits published in ''The European Magazine'' were those of Lord Gerald Lake, Sir John Soane and

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. Towards the end of the life, despite of continuing his craft, Drummond struggled financially and was frequently supported from the funds of the Royal Academy.William Sandby. ''History of the Royal Academy'', 1862 Nearly all Drummond's children from his three marriages became artists (five daughters and one son): Rose Emma from the first, Ellen, Eliza Ann and Jane from the second to Rose Hudson and Rosa Myra and Julian from the third one. After Waterloo

References

;Attribution

External links

Samuel Drummond online
(ArtCyclopedia)
Charles Dickens by Samuel Drummond
("Dickens Museum")

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Drummond, Samuel 1766 births 1844 deaths 18th-century British painters British male painters 19th-century British painters British marine artists British portrait painters Painters from London Associates of the Royal Academy Alumni of the Royal Academy Schools 19th-century British male artists

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