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.
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
NPG D35156
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland
by James Thomson (Thompson), published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple engraving, published 1 December 1826
NPG D35911
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland
by James Thomson (Thompson), published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple engraving, published 1 December 1826
NPG D35912
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland
by James Thomson (Thompson), after William Derby, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple engraving, published 1826
NPG D35913
Charles Gerard, 1st Earl of Macclesfield
by Edward Scriven, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Peter Lely
stipple and line engraving, published 1 May 1826
NPG D38066
James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray
by Robert Cooper, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby
stipple engraving, published 1 May 1826
NPG D39105
Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll
by William Holl Sr, or by William Holl Jr, after William Derby, after Sir Peter Lely
stipple engraving, published 1826
NPG D7091
Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll
by William Holl Sr, or by William Holl Jr, after a drawing by William Derby
stipple engraving, published 1826
NPG D7092
Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll
by Samuel Freeman, after William Derby, after David Scougall
stipple and line engraving, published 1826
NPG D7109
George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol
by James Thomson (Thompson), after William Derby, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple engraving, published 1827
NPG D32149
Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick
by John Henry Robinson, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1827
NPG D26539
Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of Worcester
by Thomas Anthony Dean, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1827
NPG D28195
Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of Worcester
by Thomas Anthony Dean, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1827
NPG D36295
Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick
by John Henry Robinson, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple engraving, published June 1827
NPG D37867
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester
by Thomas Anthony Dean, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Peter Lely
stipple engraving, published 25 December 1827
NPG D38184
Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke
by Edward Scriven, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple engraving, published 1 December 1827
NPG D40127
by Thomas Wright, after William Derby, published by Harding & Lepard, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple engraving, published 1828
NPG D32076
Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset
by John Henry Robinson, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1828
NPG D26567
Robert Dormer, 1st Earl of Carnarvon
by Thomas Wright, after William Derby, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple engraving, published 1828
NPG D32685
Robert Dormer, 1st Earl of Carnarvon
by Thomas Wright, after William Derby, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple engraving, published 1828
NPG D32686
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