Principal Painter in Ordinary

The title of Principal Painter in Ordinary to the King or Queen of England or, later, Great Britain, was awarded to a number of artists, nearly all mainly portraitists. It was different from the role of Serjeant Painter, and similar to the earlier role of "King's Painter". Other painters, for example Nicholas Hilliard had similar roles without the title, which seems to have been first used for Anthony van Dyck in 1632.

The following is a partial list of painters (in chronological order) who held the appointment of Principal Painter in Ordinary to the King, or Queen:

Self portrait of Sir Anthony van Dyck (1623)

Sir Peter Lely mezzotint from original self-portrait (1684)

Self portrait of William Kent

Self portrait of Allan Ramsay (1737)

Self portrait of Sir Joshua Reynolds (1776)

Self portrait of Sir Thomas Lawrence

Self portrait of Sir David Wilkie

Self Portrait of Sir George Hayter (1843)

Other positions created included the Flower Painter in Ordinary (during the reigns of Queen Adelaide and Queen Victoria), Miniature Painter in Ordinary, and Marine Painter in Ordinary.

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