Frederick Richard Say (1805-1860), Engraver
Artist associated with 45 portraits
Frederick Richard Say was a highly successful portrait painter and the son of mezzotint engraver William Say. Among his sitters were George IV, Prince Albert, the archbishop of York and Earl Grey. Say's portrait of Edward Bulwer-Lytton is considered to be his best work. His works were engraved by Samuel Cousins, James Thomson, G.R. Ward and William Walker. Say exhibited at the Royal Academy and the British Institution from 1826 to 1854.
by Frederick Richard Say
pencil and chalk, engraved 1831
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Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
by Frederick Richard Say
oil on canvas, 1844
On display in Room 22 at the National Portrait Gallery
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Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
by Frederick Richard Say
oil on canvas, circa 1845
On display in Room 22 at the National Portrait Gallery
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Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
by Frederick Richard Say
oil on canvas, 1848
On display in Room 22 at the National Portrait Gallery
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by Thomas Lewis Atkinson, after Frederick Richard Say
mezzotint, 19th century
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by George Raphael Ward, after Frederick Richard Say
mezzotint, mid 19th century
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by George Raphael Ward, after Frederick Richard Say
mezzotint, mid 19th century
NPG D561
by George Raphael Ward, after Frederick Richard Say
mezzotint, mid 19th century
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by William Say, published by William Sams, after Frederick Richard Say
mezzotint, published May 1827
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by William Say, published by William Sams, after Frederick Richard Say
mezzotint, published May 1827
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by William Holl Jr, after Frederick Richard Say
stipple engraving, 1830s-1840s
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by John Richardson Jackson, after Frederick Richard Say
mezzotint, mid 19th century
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by John Richardson Jackson, after Frederick Richard Say
mezzotint, mid 19th century
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Sir Thomas Digby Aubrey, 7th Bt
by John Richardson Jackson, after Frederick Richard Say
mezzotint, mid 19th century
NPG D7439
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
by James Thomson (Thompson), after Frederick Richard Say
stipple engraving, published 1831
NPG D7810
John Parker, 1st Earl of Morley
by William Say, after Frederick Richard Say
mezzotint heightened with white bodycolour and black ink, published 1831
NPG D11335
Constantine Henry Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby
by Henry Thomson, published by Colburn & Bentley, after Frederick Richard Say
stipple engraving, published 1 September 1831
NPG D14003
by William Say, published by Rudolph Ackermann Jr, after Frederick Richard Say
mezzotint heightened with white bodycolour, published 1833
NPG D11356
by George Raphael Ward, published by Thomas McLean, after Frederick Richard Say
mezzotint, published 1 August 1842
NPG D13266
by William Say, published by Ackermann & Co, after Frederick Richard Say
mezzotint, published 5 October 1843
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