George Keith Ralph

George Keith Ralph (1752–in or after 1811)[1] was a British portrait-painter.

George Keith Ralph, 1780 portrait of William Macarmick
Portrait of Sir Thomas Gery Cullum (1741–1831) by George Keith Ralph.

Life

Ralph was an exhibitor at the Royal Academy from 1778 to 1796. He was appointed portrait-painter to the Duke of Clarence, and exhibited for the last time in 1796.[2]

Ralph found work in the provinces, particularly in the eastern counties. His portraits include one of Lady Mary Bertie in 1788, and one of Mr. King, master of the ceremonies at Bath, in 1790.[2]

Notes

  1. Springall, Jill. "Ralph, George Keith". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/23059. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. Lee, Sidney, ed. (1896). "Ralph, George Keith" . Dictionary of National Biography. 47. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Ralph, George Keith". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

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