Henry William Pickersgill
(1782-1875), Portrait painterSitter in 7 portraits
Artist associated with 111 portraits
Having worked initially in the silk trade, Henry Pickersgill enrolled at the Royal Academy schools in 1805 and began exhibiting there the following year. Pickersgill was for over sixty years a constant and prolific exhibitor at the Royal Academy, where nearly four hundred of his paintings were shown. He was elected an associate in 1822 and a royal academician in 1826. During his long career, he painted nearly all of the most celebrated people of his time. In 1856, Pickersgill became librarian of the Royal Academy, and held the post until his death.
by Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas, circa 1818-1819
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by Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas, 1822
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by Henry William Pickersgill
pencil, probably exhibited 1822
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by Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas
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by Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas
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by Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas, feigned oval, engraved 1827
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by Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas, exhibited 1829
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by Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas, feigned oval, 1830
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Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
by Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas, circa 1831
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Charles Manners Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury
by Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas, 1833
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Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt
by Henry William Pickersgill
pencil, circa 1835
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by Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas, 1837
On display at Kensington Palace, London
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by Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas, circa 1845
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by and after Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas, circa 1850
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by William Ward, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, early 19th century
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by William Ward, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, early 19th century
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by William Ward, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, early 19th century
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by William Say, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
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by Henry Meyer, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 1812
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by Henry Meyer, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 1812
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by Henry Meyer, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 1813
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by William Ward, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, early 19th century
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by William Say, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, 1818
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by William Say, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, 1818
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by and published by William Ward, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 29 October 1819
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by and published by William Ward, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 29 October 1819
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by William Say, published by Robert Cribb, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 1820
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by William Ward, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, circa 1820-1826
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by William Ward, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 1820
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by William Say, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, circa 1821
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by William Say, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, 1821
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by William Henry Worthington, published by J. Hudson, after Henry William Pickersgill
line engraving, published 1 March 1824
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by William Henry Worthington, published by J. Hudson, after Henry William Pickersgill
line engraving, published 1 March 1824 (1821)
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by Thomas Anthony Dean, after Henry William Pickersgill
stipple engraving, published 4 January 1825
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William Draper Best, 1st Baron Wynford, when Sir William Best
by William Say, published by Robert Cribb & Son, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 1825
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William Draper Best, 1st Baron Wynford, when Sir William Best
by William Say, published by Robert Cribb & Son, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 2 February 1825
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James Cornwallis, 4th Earl Cornwallis
by William Ward, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 1826
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by George Clint, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, (circa 1826)
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by Charles Fox, after Henry William Pickersgill
engraved steel plate, 1838 (circa 1829)
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by Charles Edward Wagstaff, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, mid 19th century
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by Charles Edward Wagstaff, printed by R. Lloyd, after Henry William Pickersgill
mixed-method engraving, mid 19th century
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by Samuel Cousins, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 1 February 1830
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by Samuel Cousins, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 1 February 1830
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by William James Ward, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, 1830-1840
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by John Samuelson Templeton, printed by Engelmann, Graf, Coindet & Co, after Henry William Pickersgill
lithograph, circa 1830-1834 (exhibited 1824)
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Letitia Elizabeth Landon (Mrs Maclean)
by Conrad Cook, after Henry William Pickersgill
stipple engraving, 1830s
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Lord Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend
by George Thomas Payne, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, 1830s (exhibited 1832)
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by Samuel Cousins, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 1 February 1830
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by William Ward, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 1832
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by Edward Francis Finden, published by Charles Tilt, after Henry William Pickersgill
engraving, 1833
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by Samuel Cousins, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, (1834)
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by Samuel Cousins, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, (1834)
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Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
by and published by Charles Turner, and published by Colnaghi & Co, and published by J. Watson, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 14 May 1834
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Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath
by William James Ward, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 1834
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Charles Manners Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury
by Samuel Cousins, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 1835 (1833)
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by Joseph Epenetus Coombs, printed by Lahee & Co, published by John Hay, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 8 June 1835
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Charles Manners Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury
by Samuel Cousins, published by Colnaghi, Son & Co, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 13 April 1835 (1833)
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