Richard Foster (painter)

Richard Foster (born 1945)^[1] is a British painter, principally of portraits.

Foster has been a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters since 1976 and was its vice-president 1991 - 1993 and honorary treasurer 2003 - 2006. He has been a member of the Art Workers Guild since 1980.

He has been commissioned by:

• HM The King of Norway
• HRH The Duke of Edinburgh,
• HRH The Prince of Wales,
• HRH The Princess of Wales,
• HRH The Duke of Kent,
• The Lord Home of the Hirsel
• Anthony Hopkins,
• Mrs Carter Brown,
• The Corsini Family,
• The Visconti Family,
• National Portrait Gallery (London)
• The National Trust,
• Eton College, and Harrow School,
• Lincoln College, Oxford, and Trinity College, Oxford,

Foster has paintings in a number of public collections, including the National Trust, Hertfordshire County Council and the Green Howards Regimental Museum.^[2]

References

1. Richard Foster - Biography, RichardFoster.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
2. Richard Foster, BBC - Your Paintings. Retrieved 2013-12-29.

External links

• Official website
• The Royal Society of Portrait Painters - Richard Foster