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William Derby

(1786-1847), Watercolour and miniature painter

Sitter 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.

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Elizabeth (née Farren), Countess of Derby, probably by William Derby, after  Stevenson, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D23125

Elizabeth (née Farren), Countess of Derby

probably by William Derby, after Stevenson, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil, circa 1835-1842 (1790)
NPG D23125

Mary Margaret Egerton (née Stanley), Countess of Wilton, probably by William Derby, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D23126

Mary Margaret Egerton (née Stanley), Countess of Wilton

probably by William Derby, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil, circa 1835-1842 (1829)
NPG D23126

George Stanley, Lord Strange, by William Derby, after  Unknown artist - NPG D23084

George Stanley, Lord Strange

by William Derby, after Unknown artist
pencil, pen and ink, 19 November 1836
NPG D23084

James Stanley, Lord Strange, probably by William Derby, after  Unknown artist - NPG D23108

James Stanley, Lord Strange

probably by William Derby, after Unknown artist
pencil, pen and ink, January 1838
NPG D23108

Elizabeth Woodville, by William Derby, after  Unknown artist - NPG D23062a

Elizabeth Woodville

by William Derby, after Unknown artist
pencil, pen and ink, circa 1839-1842
NPG D23062a

Elizabeth of York, by William Derby, after  Unknown artist - NPG D23062b

Elizabeth of York

by William Derby, after Unknown artist
pencil, pen and ink, circa 1839-1842
NPG D23062b

Edward Smith Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby, by Alfred Thomas Derby, after  William Derby - NPG D23127

Edward Smith Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby

by Alfred Thomas Derby, after William Derby
pencil, pen and ink, 1839 (1837)
NPG D23127

Frances Augusta Stanley (née Campbell), probably by Alfred Thomas Derby, after  William Derby - NPG D23131

Frances Augusta Stanley (née Campbell)

probably by Alfred Thomas Derby, after William Derby
pencil, ink and wash, circa 1839
NPG D23131

Jane (née Widdington), Lady Stanley, probably by William Derby, after  Unknown artist - NPG D23109

Jane (née Widdington), Lady Stanley

probably by William Derby, after Unknown artist
pencil, pen and ink, 1842
NPG D23109

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 - NPG D35036

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
NPG D35036

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 - NPG D35037

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
NPG D35037

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