George Richmond (28 March 1809 – 19 March 1896) was an English painter. In his youth he was a member of The Ancients, a group of followers of William Blake. later in life he established a career as a portrait painter.
He was the son of Thomas Richmond, miniature-painter, and was the father of the painter William Blake Richmond as well as the grandfather of the naval historian, Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond.
A keen follower of cricket, Richmond was noted in one obituary as having been "an habitué of Lord's since 1816"
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