William Derby
(1786-1847), Watercolour and miniature painterSitter in 1 portrait
Artist associated with 133 portraits
William Derby studied drawing with the landscape painter Joseph Barber. He moved to London in 1808, where he painted portraits in oils and watercolour, and miniatures. In 1825, he took over the copying of images for Edmund Lodge's Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain from William Hilton; these were completed in 1834. Derby was commissioned by the Earl of Derby to make a series of watercolour drawings of the portraits of his ancestors from the reign of Henry VII onward, which were scattered around the country. William Derby exhibited many paintings, mainly portraits, at the Royal Academy between 1811 and 1837, and also exhibited at the Society of British Artists.
James Smith Stanley, Lord Strange
by William Derby, after Thomas Hudson
watercolour and pencil, 1749-1847, based on a work of circa 1749
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'James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte, Countess of Derby'
by John Henry Robinson, after William Derby, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple engraving, early to mid 19th century
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by Thomas Illman, printed and published by E. Cartwright & Co, after William Derby
stipple engraving, published 1820
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by Samuel Freeman, after William Derby
stipple engraving, 1820s-1830s
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by Robert Cooper, published by and after William Derby
stipple engraving, published 1 November 1820
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by Piercy Roberts, published by Thomas Kelly, after William Derby
stipple engraving, published 1 February 1820
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by Piercy Roberts, published by Thomas Kelly, after William Derby
stipple engraving printed in colours, published 1 February 1820
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John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
by Robert Cooper, published by Harding, Mavor & Lepard, after William Derby
stipple engraving, published 24 December 1823
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by James Thomson (Thompson), published by Harding, Mavor & Lepard, after William Derby, after Hans Holbein the Younger
stipple and line engraving, published 24 December 1823
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by James Thomson (Thompson), after William Derby
stipple engraving, published 1823
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by Thomson, after William Derby
stipple engraving, published 1823
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William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven
by Robert Cooper, after William Derby, after Gerrit van Honthorst
stipple engraving, published 1824
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William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven
by Robert Cooper, after William Derby, after Gerrit van Honthorst
stipple engraving, published 1824
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by James Thomson (Thompson), published by Harding, Triphook & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple engraving, published 1 December 1824 (circa 1635-1640)
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Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury
by James Thomson (Thompson), published by Harding, Triphook & Lepard, after William Derby
stipple engraving, published 1 July 1824
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by Robert Cooper, published by Harding, Triphook & Lepard, after William Derby
stipple and line engraving, published 1 July 1824
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Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
by Edward Scriven, published by Harding, Triphook & Lepard, after William Derby, after Robert Walker
stipple engraving, published 1 July 1824
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Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
by Edward Scriven, after William Derby, after Robert Walker
stipple engraving, published 1 July 1824
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Ludovick Stuart, 2nd Duke of Lennox and Duke of Richmond
by William Holl Sr, published by Harding, Triphook & Lepard, after William Derby, after Paul van Somer
stipple engraving, published 1 December 1824
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Ludovick Stuart, 2nd Duke of Lennox and Duke of Richmond
by William Holl Sr, published by Harding, Triphook & Lepard, after William Derby, after Paul van Somer
stipple engraving, published 1 December 1824
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Charlotte Stanley (née de La Trémoille), Countess of Derby
by Thomas Anthony Dean, published by Harding, Triphook & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple engraving, published 1 December 1824
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Montague Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey
by Robert Cooper, published by Harding, Triphook & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple and line engraving, published 1 June 1825
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by Samuel Freeman, published by Thomas Tegg, after William Derby
stipple engraving, published 2 May 1825
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by Samuel Freeman, published by Thomas Tegg, after William Derby
stipple engraving, published 2 May 1825
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Ralph Hopton, 1st Baron Hopton of Stratton
by George Parker, published by Harding, Triphook & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1825
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Ralph Hopton, 1st Baron Hopton of Stratton
by George Parker, published by Harding, Triphook & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1825
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George O'Brien Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont
by Charles Turner, published by John Phillips, after William Derby
mezzotint, published 1 December 1825
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by James Thomson (Thompson), printed by McQueen (Macqueen), after William Derby, after Jonathan Richardson
line and stipple engraving, published 1 July 1825 (1713-1714)
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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
by Samuel Freeman, published by Harding, Triphook & Lepard, after William Derby, after Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1825
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Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter
by Robert Cooper, published by Harding, Triphook & Lepard, after William Derby, after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
stipple engraving, published 24 December 1825
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William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester
by William Holl Sr, published by Harding, Triphook & Lepard, after William Derby
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1825
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Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey
by Edward Scriven, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple engraving, published 1 December 1825
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Montague Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey
by Robert Cooper, published by Harding, Triphook & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple and line engraving, published 1 June 1825
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by Robert Cooper, published by Henry Colburn, after William Derby, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, published May 1825
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by John Cochran, printed by Rest Fenner, published by Thomas Kelly, after William Derby
stipple engraving, published 19 February 1825
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by James Thomson (Thompson), printed by McQueen (Macqueen), after William Derby, after Jonathan Richardson
line and stipple engraving, published 1 July 1825 (1713-1714)
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Charles Blount, Earl of Devonshire
by Edward Scriven, and by William Derby, published by Harding & Lepard, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1 December 1826
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William Feilding, 1st Earl of Denbigh
by Thomas Anthony Dean, after William Derby, and after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple engraving, published 1826
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Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll
possibly by Samuel Freeman, after William Derby
stipple engraving, published 1826
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William Feilding, 1st Earl of Denbigh
by Thomas Anthony Dean, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple engraving, published 1 December 1826 (1635-1636)
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