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Stephen Slaughter (baptised 1697, died 1765) was an English portrait painter.[1] He spent periods of his career in Dublin, where he introduced the English style of portrait painting.[2]

Life

He was the son of Stephen and Judith Slaughter, was baptised in London, and had the artist Judith Lewis as a sister.[1] It has been claimed that John Lewis (fl. 1737–1769), also an artist, was Slaughter's brother-in-law; but it is disputed whether Lewis was the husband of Judith Slaughter.[3][4] Slaughter studied under Godfrey Kneller from 1712.[1] In 1720, on the account of Joseph Highmore, he was at the London academy of Louis Cheron and John Vanderbank.[5]

There followed a long period abroad, in France and Flanders. Returning in 1732–33 to London, Slaughter then set up in Dublin during 1734, paying a longer visit in the 1740s.[6] Slaughter influenced in particular Thomas Frye, as did James Latham.[7]

In 1745 Slaughter became Surveyor of the King's Pictures, in succession to Peter Walton.[1] From 1748 he spent time on picture restoration.[6] On 14 July 1765, two months after his death, he was elected to the Accademia del Disegno, with William Oram.[8]

Portraits

• 1736 Sir Hans Sloane[9]
• 1737 Hon. John Spencer[9]
• 1737 Lady Georgiana Spencer, wife of the Hon. John Spencer[9]
• 1742 Sir Robert Walpole[1]
• 1744 William Stewart, 1st Earl of Blessington[10]
• 1744 Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon[11]
• 1744 John Hoadly[9]
• 1753 Sir George Lee[12]
• Nathaniel Kane[9]

Notes

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