Charles d'Agar[a] (1669–1723) was a French[5] portrait painter, the son of Jacques d'Agar. Active in England for much of his life, he is most known for portraits made during the Late Stuart and Early Georgian eras.
D'Agar came to England with his father in 1681. He primarily painted portraits on commission for patrons such as the Duke of Buccleuch and Lord Bolingbroke.[6] Some of his works can be found at Nunnington Hall.
Notes
^The spelling d'Agar[1] is commonly present in bibliography including reference books.[2] Although, variant spellings are also known in 17th-century and 18th-century sources, such as Dagar,[3]de Garr,[4] and others.
^Stein 1907, p. 112, and Bénézit 2006, p. 148, describe d'Agar as a French painter. Alternately, Marciari Alexander 2004, p. 904, says that "[d'Agar's] œuvre was clearly of more consequence to English art than that of his father."
Vertue, George (1930). "The Note-Books of George Vertue Relating to Artists and Collections in England (I)". The Walpole Society. 18. p. 83, 116, 126–127. JSTORi40086539.
Vertue, George (1934). "The Note-Books of George Vertue Relating to Artists and Collections in England (III)". The Walpole Society. 22. p. 1, 4, 15. JSTORi40086509.
Whinney, Margaret; Millar, Oliver (1957). English Art, 1625–1714. Oxford History of English Art. Vol. 8. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 199. OCLC1150992276 – via the Internet Archive.
Du Bus, Charles (1933). "Agar (Charles d')". In Balteau, Jules; Barroux, Marius; and Prevost, Michel (eds.). Dictionnaire de biographie française (in French). Vol. 1. Paris: Letouzey et Ané. col. 685. OCLC492149976.
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