Richard Buckner from Ask.com:(
b Woolwich, 25 Oct 1812;
d London, 12 Aug 1883). English
painter. He first worked from a studio at his family home in
Rumboldswhyke, near Chichester. After a short spell in the army, he
went to Rome where he studied under Giovanni Battista Canevari
(1789-1876). He set up a studio there and quickly earned a reputation
not only for his elegant portraits (e.g.
Lady Charlotte Guest and her Daughter,
priv. col., see Stewart and Cutten, p. 36) but also for his delicate
watercolours of Italian peasants. His work attracted the attention of
important patrons including Queen Victoria and her husband Albert of
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prince Consort; Edward, Prince of Wales; Adelaide,
Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen (
fl 1860s), and William Alexander, 11th Duke of Hamilton.
This was a tough one! Even searching 19th cen.British/English artists born in 1812 didn't turn up his name. I trawled through gobs of portraits (British/English portraits, Portraits of Ladies, of women.... Nothing! Yet this looks familiar - when I saw the second puzzle piece I thought it was going to be easy
Without the death date, I wouldn't have found this. Now I'm wondering where I've seen it? Maybe a poster catalogue....
Edited to add this-
From the Victoria and Albert Museum site:Born Woolwich, London, 25 October 1812, son of an army officer, member
of a distinguished Chichester family. After a short time in the army,
he studied painting in Rome with the painter of miniatures, portraits
and copies of old masters G B Canevari. First painted miniatures, but
soon specialised in portraits, particularly of ladies of fashion
(winning great reputation and patronage), ballet dancers, and also
Italian subjects. Exhibited 77 portraits at the RA between 1842 and
1877, 32 Italian subjects at the BI 1850-65, 44 works (nearly all
portraits) at the SBA 1840-76/7, and three paintings at the Grosvenor
Gallery 1879; also exhibited in Rome. Lived at Cleveland Row, St
James's, from 1847 till his death 12 August 1883. A sale of his
collections, including his own works, was at Christie's 22-26 February
1873. Maas describes him as 'one of the best and most typical' painters
of his kind.