Howard James Morgan (21 April 1949 – 22 September 2020) was a British portrait painter who painted three queens. His work is held in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Howard J. Morgan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 April 1949 Denbigh, Wales |
| Died | 22 September 2020 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Portrait painting |
Life and work
editHe was born in Denbigh, North Wales, the son of a lay preacher.[1]
He specialised in portrait painting and was elected a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters in 1986. In addition to portraits however, he also executed a variety of landscapes and religious works.[2]
In 2004, he married Sarah Milligan, an abstract painter, with whom he had three children, Velvet, a writer, author and poet, Perseus, a musician and Samuel.He was previously married to Susan Sandilands in 1977, with whom he had three children, Alexander, Romilly and Rupert.[1][2]
Portrait commissions
edit- HM The Queen
- HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (Butchers' Hall, London)
- HM The Queen of The Netherlands
- HRH Prince Michael of Kent
- TRH The Prince & Princess of Hanover
- Tom Stoppard
- Philip Larkin
- Francis Crick (National Portrait Gallery, London)[3]
- Paul Maurice Dirac (National Portrait Gallery, London)[4]
- Dame Antoinette Sibley (National Portrait Gallery, London)[5]
- Herbert Norman Howells (National Portrait Gallery, London)[6]
- Michael Haynes (401½ Studios)
References
edit- ^ a b "Howard Morgan obituary". The Times. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Howard J. Morgan". howard-morgan.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Tom Stoppard - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Antoinette Sibley - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Herbert Norman Howells - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2020.