John Sanders (1750–1825) was an English painter.

Biography

Sanders was born in London in 1750. He appears to have been the son of John Saunders, a pastel-painter of merit, who practised at

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in Worcestershire, and elsewhere. Sanders was a student at the Royal Academy in 1769, and earned a

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in 1770. He first appears as an exhibitor at the Royal Academy in 1771, when he sent a portrait and ''A Philosopher''. In 1772 he exhibited ''St. Sebastian'' and a portrait; in 1773 ''Jael and Sisera'' and three portraits; and continued to exhibit pictures in oil and crayon, and drawings, for some years. During these years he was resident in

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, and in 1775 appears in the catalogue of the Royal Academy as ''John Saunders, junior.'' Possibly, some works mentioned above were exhibited by his father. In 1778 he removed to

, but continued to contribute to the Royal Academy portraits, including one of Dr. Crotch the musician, and views of

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. In 1790 he removed to Bath, where he practised for many years with success as a portrait-painter. A portrait of Judith, countess of Radnor (at

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), painted in 1821, is a very good example of his work. He is mentioned by Madame d'Arblay in her ''Journal'' as painting a portrait of

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. Sanders died at Clifton in 1825. During his residence at Norwich, about 1780, he married Rebecca Arnold, and they had five daughters and a son, John Arnold Sanders was born at Bath about 1801 and he was a landscape-painter in London. He was popular as a drawing-master; he emigrated to Canada in 1832.

Legacy

Sanders has at least five paintings in National collections in the United Kingdom.

References

;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanders, John 18th-century English painters English male painters 19th-century English painters 1750 births 1825 deaths Painters from London 19th-century English male artists 18th-century English male artists