John Downman

What John Downman produced.

Robert, Duke of Normandy, in Prison is dated 1779 and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B1978.26.1). The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 6 works under this heading. The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogues 4 works under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 40 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 8 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 2 works under this heading.

The circumstances in which John Downman stands.

A Lady Called the Hon. Catherine Harbord (1773-1857), Daughter of Harbord Harbord, 1st Baron Suffield (1734-1810), Married to John Petre (formlerly Varlo) is catalogued and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMB 2725). John Edwin and Mrs. Mary Wells as Lingo and Cowslip in "The Agreeable Surprise" is dated 1787 and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B1977.14.6154). Mary Palmer, Lady Beauchamp-Proctor (1759-1847) sacrificing to Hymen (after Benjamin West) is dated 1778 and held by National Trust (inventory 781636). Lady Margaret Duff, Daughter of the 1st Earl of Fife and Wife of James Brodie, 21st Laird is dated 1770 and held by Brodie Castle (inventory 73.50). Sir James Adolphus Oughton, 1719 - 1780. Commander-in-Chief in Scotland is dated 1778 and held by National Galleries Scotland (inventory PG 1846). Portrait of an unknown gentleman (previously identified as Nevil Maskelyne) is dated 1779 and held by Royal Museums Greenwich (inventory BHC2854).

Portrait of a Divine Called Reverend John Wesley is dated 1781 and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B1977.14.6152). The Ghost of Clytemnestra Awakening the Furie is dated 1781 and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B1981.25.243). Unknown man, formerly known as Paul Whitehead is dated 1770 and held by National Portrait Gallery (inventory NPG 1679). Portrait of a Girl Holding a Garland is catalogued and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B1977.14.5057). John Mortlock (1755–1816), Mayor of Cambridge 13 Times is dated 1779 and held by Cambridge Guildhall (inventory 9). Charity Ourry, Mrs Montagu Edmund Parker (1752-1786) is dated 1780 and held by National Trust (inventory 872215).

Portrait of a Lady, Facing Front is catalogued and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B1981.25.2580). The Return of Orestes (from Electra by Sophocles) is dated 1782 and held by National Trust (inventory 1530108). Portrait of Lady Marjorie Jenkins is dated 1798 and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B2004.21). Robert, Duke of Normandy is dated 1779 and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B1978.26.2). Sir Ralph Abercromby (?) and Companion is dated 1797 and held by National Gallery (inventory N03316). Mrs. Ives of Catton is dated 1780 and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B1986.29.376).

Portrait of a Naval Captain is catalogued and held by Royal Museums Greenwich (inventory BHC4242). Portrait of a Woman with a Blue Sash is dated 1791 and held by Q214867 (inventory 1970.17.148). Rowland Holt of Redgrave, Suffolk is dated 1778 and held by National Trust (inventory 637625). An Unknown Man is dated 1780 and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B1981.25.242).

Where material relating to John Downman is held.

Elizabeth Ford, later Lady Colville of Culross (1785) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Mrs. Downman, sister-in-law of the artist (1776) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Young Lady with a White Bow on Her Head (1795) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Isabella Hunter, Cousin of the Artist (1781) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Memento Portrait of a Young Midship-Man is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Oriental Woman, Holding a Torch (1806) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

Mrs. Morgan and her Child (1785) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Lady Caroline Wrottesley (1792) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Miss Mary Cruikshank (1781) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Yale Center for British Art records 15 objects associated with this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago records 8 objects associated with this heading. The Cleveland Museum of Art records 4 objects associated with this heading.

The Dyson Children (1787) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Thomas Jackson (1780) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Wellcome Collection records 15 objects associated with this heading.

59 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and The Cleveland Museum of Art. Their recorded dates run from 1770 to 1821.

Robert, Duke of Normandy, in Prison, dated 1779, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1978.26.1. The Ghost of Clytemnestra Awakening the Furie, dated 1781, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1981.25.243. An Unknown Man, dated 1780, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1981.25.242. Sir James Adolphus Oughton, 1719 - 1780. Commander-in-Chief in Scotland, dated 1778, held by National Galleries Scotland, inventory PG 1846. Unknown man, formerly known as Paul Whitehead, dated 1770, held by National Portrait Gallery, inventory NPG 1679. Benjamin West, dated 1777, held by National Portrait Gallery, inventory NPG 6264. Lady Delaval (?), dated 1792, held by National Gallery, inventory N03544. Sir Ralph Abercromby (?) and Companion, dated 1797, held by National Gallery, inventory N03316. Miss Jackson, dated 1778, held by Tate, inventory T01885. A Lady Called the Hon. Catherine Harbord (1773-1857), Daughter of Harbord Harbord, 1st Baron Suffield (1734-1810), Married to John Petre (formlerly Varlo), held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMB 2725. A Lady, held by Cincinnati Art Museum, inventory 1990.1502. Portrait of a Naval Captain, held by Royal Museums Greenwich, inventory BHC4242. Portrait of an unknown gentleman (previously identified as Nevil Maskelyne), dated 1779, held by Royal Museums Greenwich, inventory BHC2854. The Hon. Booth Grey (1740-1802), dated 1781, held by National Trust, inventory 936698. Rowland Holt of Redgrave, Suffolk, dated 1778, held by National Trust, inventory 637625. The Return of Orestes (from Electra by Sophocles), dated 1782, held by National Trust, inventory 1530108. Mary Palmer, Lady Beauchamp-Proctor (1759-1847) sacrificing to Hymen (after Benjamin West), dated 1778, held by National Trust, inventory 781636. Montagu Edmund Parker (1737-1813), dated 1780, held by National Trust, inventory 872210. Charity Ourry, Mrs Montagu Edmund Parker (1752-1786), dated 1780, held by National Trust, inventory 872215. George Mills, dated 1792, held by Q214867, inventory 1970.17.145. Mrs. George Mills, dated 1783, held by Q214867, inventory 1970.17.146. Portrait of a Woman in Profile, dated 1791, held by Q214867, inventory 1970.17.147. Portrait of a Woman with a Blue Sash, dated 1791, held by Q214867, inventory 1970.17.148. Oriental Woman, Holding a Torch, dated 1806, held by Q214867, inventory 1947.7.132. Portrait of a Lady, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1975.3.823. Miss Campbell, dated 1803, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1975.4.1156. Portrait of a Girl Holding a Garland, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.14.5057. Portrait of a Divine Called Reverend John Wesley, dated 1781, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.14.6152. Robert, Duke of Normandy, dated 1779, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1978.26.2. Portrait of a Young Man, held by Fogg Museum, inventory 1970.82. Portrait of a Lady, Facing Front, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1981.25.2580. Mrs. Ives of Catton, dated 1780, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1986.29.376. Miss Nott, dated 1789, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.14.6153. John Edwin and Mrs. Mary Wells as Lingo and Cowslip in "The Agreeable Surprise", dated 1787, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.14.6154. Portrait of a Lady, Facing Left, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1981.25.2581. Portrait of Lady Marjorie Jenkins, dated 1798, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B2004.21. Lady Margaret Duff, Daughter of the 1st Earl of Fife and Wife of James Brodie, 21st Laird, dated 1770, held by Brodie Castle, inventory 73.50. Lord Edward Conway (d.1785), dated 1777, held by Fyvie Castle, inventory 84.85. John Mortlock (1755–1816), Mayor of Cambridge 13 Times, dated 1779, held by Cambridge Guildhall, inventory 9. Thomas Williams, a Black Sailor, dated 1815, held by Tate. [The philosopher Square discover'd by Tom Jones]. John Downman, 1750-1824. Study after Raphael's Diogenes in the School of Athens, dated 1774, charcoal with stumping on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.1438. Study after Antique Statue of Seated Putto Holding Mask of Silenus, dated 1775, charcoal, with stumping, and black crayon, heightened with white chalk, on ivory laid paper, prepared with a tan ground, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.1448. Fright, dated n.d., charcoal with stumping and traces of brush and black wash on cream laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.1425. Raffaelle's Villa Medici, Rome, dated 1774, pen and black ink and brush and watercolor, over traces of graphite, on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1993.248.88. Study after Statue of Venus de' Medici, dated 1774, graphite and charcoal with stumping on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.1431. Study after the Statue of Crouching Venus, dated 1774, charcoal with stumping and touches of black crayon on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.1444. Young Lady with a White Bow on Her Head, dated 1795, brush and black chalk wash and watercolor, heightened with white gouache, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1997.75. Lady Caroline Wrottesley, dated 1792, brush and black chalk wash and watercolor with blue pastel, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1997.73. Young Lady with a Pink Bow on Her Bodice, dated 1792, brush and black chalk wash and watercolor, heightened with white chalk, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1997.76. Seated Young Lady Facing Right, dated c. 1770–1824, brush and black chalk wash and watercolor with traces of black crayon, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1997.74. Infancy or, the management of children. A didactic poem, in three books. By Hugh Downman, M. D., dated 1776, held by Wellcome Collection. The works of the late M. de Voltaire. Translated from the French, with notes, critical and explanatory. By the Rev. David Williams. Hugh Downman, M. A. William Campbell, LL.D. Richard Griffith, Esq. Elizabeth Griffith, James Parry, M. A. And John Johnson, dated [1780], held by Wellcome Collection. Hugh Downman. Etching after J. Downman., held by Wellcome Collection. Hugh Downman. Drawing in coloured chalks attributed to J. Downman, 1794., dated 1794, held by Wellcome Collection. Hugh Downman. Line engraving by J. Fittler after J. Downman, 1796., held by Wellcome Collection. Hugh Downman. Stipple engraving by R. Woodman, 1809, after J. Downman, 1796., held by Wellcome Collection. Joźef Boruwlaski, a dwarf (with an unidentified lady). Stipple engraving by W.T. Fry, 1821, after J. Downman., dated 1 January 1821, held by Wellcome Collection.

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 13 named public collections.

Yale Center for British Art: 15 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Tate: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Trust: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q214867: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Gallery: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. drawings in the National Gallery of Art: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Portrait Gallery: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Royal Museums Greenwich: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Galleries Scotland: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 15 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Downman, John, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Downman, John, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Downman, John (1750–1824), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. Downman, John (1749–1824), portrait and subject painter, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. John Downman, A.R.A., Notes and Queries, 1885.

This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

John Downman studied at Royal Academy of Arts. the recorded working language is English.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait.

Membership is recorded of Royal Academy of Arts.

Work by John Downman is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Victoria, Art Institute of Chicago, Tate, National Gallery of Canada and Yale Center for British Art.