Charles d'Agar

Charles d'Agar (16691723), was a French[1] painter, most known for his portraits made during the Late Stuart and Early Georgian eras.

Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holderness by Charles d'Agar

D'Agar came to England with his father Jacques in 1681. He primarily painted portraits on commission for patrons such as the Duke of Buccleuch and Lord Bolingbroke.[2] Some of his works can be found at Nunnington Hall.

References

  1. Stein 1907, p. 112, and Bénézit 2006, p. 148, describe d'Agar as a French painter. Alternately, Marciari Alexander 2004, p. 904, says that "[d'Agar's] œuvre was clearly of more consequence to English art than that of his father."
  2. "Charles d'Agar Brief Bio". Archived from the original on 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2013-01-22.

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