George Baxter (1804-1867)
Artist associated with 15 portraits
George Baxter was an engraver and printer who invented a process of colour printing that made reproductions of paintings available on a mass scale. He supplied colour illustrations to the publisher George Mudie and produced prints for the London Missionary Society. Baxter's process incorporated the aquatint method and involved superimposing the colours using wooden blocks. Baxter used carefully etched plates, a hand press, and the finest colours, oils and paper. He mixed the colours himself but left no record of their composition. The process quickly gained popularity and was widely useful in producing replications of paintings.
Queen Victoria opening her first Parliament
by George Baxter
aquatint, 1837 or after
NPG D33616
by George Baxter
Baxter print, published 1843
NPG D9078
by George Baxter
Baxter print, published 1843
NPG D7807
by George Baxter, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
Baxter print, published 1853
NPG D21490
by George Baxter, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
Baxter print, published 1853
NPG D21491
by George Baxter, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
Baxter print, 1853
NPG D3850
by George Baxter, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
Baxter print, 1853
NPG D3851
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by George Baxter
Baxter print, published 1853
NPG D7599
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by George Baxter
Baxter print, published 1853
NPG D7600
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by George Baxter
Baxter print, published 1853
NPG D7601
