Westall, Richard (M)

Surname: Westall
Forename(s): Richard
b. 2 February 1765. d. 4 December 1836. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Prolific book illustrator and painter (especially of portraits, historical events, and religious scenes). Brother of artist William Westall. Associated with late eighteenth-century neo-classical and romantic schools. Painted well-known portraits of Byron. At the end of his career became Princess Victoria’s drawing master. Biographical information: ODNB. (AC)

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 8
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
The Parting Charge 1825 Forget-Me-Not Illustrator 15065
The Lover’s Tomb 1825 Forget-Me-Not Illustrator 15064
A Child’s Dream 1826 Forget-Me-Not Illustrator 13915
The Mother’s Grave 1827 Forget-Me-Not Illustrator 15642
Maria de Torquemada Taking the Veil 1827 Forget-Me-Not Illustrator 15624
Love’s Motto 1827 Forget-Me-Not Illustrator 15608
Hebrew Melody 1828 The Keepsake Illustrator 2810
Nestor and Tydides. [Pope’s Homer’s Iliad, Book VIII. Ver. 147] 1831 The Keepsake Illustrator 3373