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.
Elizabeth (née Farren), Countess of Derby
probably by William Derby, after Stevenson, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil, circa 1835-1842 (1790)
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Mary Margaret Egerton (née Stanley), Countess of Wilton
probably by William Derby, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil, circa 1835-1842 (1829)
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by William Derby, after Unknown artist
pencil, pen and ink, 19 November 1836
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probably by William Derby, after Unknown artist
pencil, pen and ink, January 1838
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by William Derby, after Unknown artist
pencil, pen and ink, circa 1839-1842
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by William Derby, after Unknown artist
pencil, pen and ink, circa 1839-1842
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Edward Smith Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby
by Alfred Thomas Derby, after William Derby
pencil, pen and ink, 1839 (1837)
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Frances Augusta Stanley (née Campbell)
probably by Alfred Thomas Derby, after William Derby
pencil, ink and wash, circa 1839
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Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby and Lady Emma Charlotte Talbot (née Stanley) as children
by William Derby
pencil, 1840s (before 1847)
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Jane (née Widdington), Lady Stanley
probably by William Derby, after Unknown artist
pencil, pen and ink, 1842
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Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, printed by Brooker & Harrison, published by Thomas Agnew, and published by Anaglyphic Company, after William Derby
mezzotint, published 18 July 1844
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Edward Smith Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, printed by Brooker & Harrison, published by Thomas Agnew, and published by Anaglyphic Company, after William Derby
mezzotint, published 18 July 1844
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Catherine Pierrepont (née Stanley), Marchioness of Dorchester
probably by William Derby, after Unknown artist
pencil, 1845 (circa 1658?)
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