John Partridge (artist)

for others with the same name, see John Partridge (disambiguation)

John Partridge (20 November 1789 – 25 November 1872) was a British artist and portrait painter. Named 'portrait painter-extraordinary' to Queen Victoria, his pictures depict many of the notable figures of his time.

Born in Glasgow, he was the second son of twelve children of Samuel Partridge.^[1] His brother Richard Partridge became the President of the Royal College of Surgeons; his nephew Sir John Bernard Partridge was an illustrator and actor.^[2]

^ Graves RE. ‘Partridge, John (1789–1872)’ (Noble C, revd), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press; 2004) (accessed 23 August 2007)
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[ODNB-1] Graves RE. ‘Partridge, John (1789–1872)’ (Noble C, revd), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press; 2004) (accessed 23 August 2007)

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