Howard J. Morgan Explained

Howard J. Morgan
Birth Date:1949 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Denbigh, Wales
Nationality:British
Field:Portrait painting

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.

Life and work

He 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]

Portrait commissions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Howard Morgan obituary. The Times. 28 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Howard J. Morgan. 28 October 2020. howard-morgan.co.uk.
  3. Web site: 2020-10-28. Tom Stoppard - National Portrait Gallery. www.npg.org.uk.
  4. Web site: 2020-10-28. Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac - National Portrait Gallery. www.npg.org.uk.
  5. Web site: 2020-10-28. Antoinette Sibley - National Portrait Gallery. www.npg.org.uk.
  6. Web site: 2020-10-28. Herbert Norman Howells - National Portrait Gallery. www.npg.org.uk.