Howard J. Morgan

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.

Howard J. Morgan
Born(1949-04-21)21 April 1949
Denbigh, Wales
Died22 September 2020(2020-09-22) (aged 71)
NationalityBritish
Known forPortrait painting

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][2]

Portrait commissions

References

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