Abraham Wivell
(1786-1849), Portrait painterArtist associated with 76 portraits
In 1799 Wivell was apprenticed to a wigmaker and hairdresser. He set up his own hairdressing business and, always interested in art, he advertised his portraiture skills by exhibiting miniatures in his shop window. Wivell produced a sketch of Queen Caroline that came to her notice; she gave him a sitting so he could complete the portrait. He received wider attention when his portraits of the participants of the queen's trial in the House of Lords were published. Wivell obtained many portrait commissions from the royal family, the aristocracy and society members. He painted the portraits of nearly 200 members of parliament for a view of the interior of the House of Commons published by Bowyer and Parkes.
by and published by Abraham Wivell, after Allan Ramsay
mezzotint, published 8 January 1820
NPG D14273
Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1st Bt
by James Thomson (Thompson), after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, (1821)
NPG D20845
Robert Gifford, 1st Baron Gifford
by Thomas Wright, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1821
NPG D2762
Robert Gifford, 1st Baron Gifford
by Thomas Wright, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1821
NPG D2763
Robert Gifford, 1st Baron Gifford
by Thomas Wright, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1821
NPG D2764
Robert Gifford, 1st Baron Gifford
by Thomas Wright, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1821
NPG D2765
by James Thomson (Thompson), after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, 1821
NPG D8419
by James Thomson (Thompson), after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, 1821
NPG D8420
William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester
after Abraham Wivell
etching, (1821)
NPG D14888
by Thomas Wright, published by and after Abraham Wivell
hand-coloured stipple engraving, published 1822
NPG D4992
by Parkes, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1822
NPG D7707
by Charles Picart, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, 1822
NPG D7738
by Edward Scriven, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1822
NPG D7820
by Thomas Wright, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1822
NPG D8947
by Thomas Wright, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1822
NPG D8948
by Thomas Wright, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1822
NPG D8949
by Thomas Wright, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1822
NPG D8950
by William Holl Sr, published by and after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 15 April 1823
NPG D32540
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