Francis Kyte
(active 1710-died 1744), Engraver and portrait painterArtist associated with 33 portraits
For the first twenty years of Francis Kyte's career, he worked as a mezzotint engraver; during the 1740s, he painted portraits. The mezzotints were made after portraits of well-known figures, such as Elizabeth I (after Nicholas Hilliard), Henrietta, Countess of Godolphin and Harriet, Duchess of Newcastle (both after Sir Godfrey Kneller). He worked for publisher Edward Cooper and later also for John Bowles.
by and published by Francis Kyte, after John Vanderbank
mezzotint, 1733
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by Francis Kyte, after John Vanderbank
mezzotint, 1733
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by Francis Kyte, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, circa 1740s
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by John Faber Jr, after Francis Kyte
mezzotint, (1740)
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by Charles Grignion, after Francis Kyte
line engraving, 1754
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by Thomas Worlidge, after Francis Kyte
etching, published 1754 (1740)
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by Edward Scriven, published by John Samuel Murray, after Francis Kyte
stipple engraving, published 1835 (1740)
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by Francis Kyte, after Jonathan Richardson
mezzotint
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Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury
by Francis Kyte, after Unknown artist
mezzotint
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by John Faber Jr, after Francis Kyte
mezzotint, (1740)
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by Thomas Worlidge, after Francis Kyte
etching, published 1754 (1740)
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