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 William Holl Sr, published by William Sams, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published March 1829
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by William Holl Sr, published by Thomas Kelly, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1830
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by and published by Abraham Wivell
mezzotint, published 13 December 1830 (1822)
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by and published by Abraham Wivell
mezzotint, published 13 December 1830 (1822)
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by and published by Abraham Wivell
mezzotint, published 13 December 1830 (1822)
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by Benjamin Holl, published by Thomas Kelly, after Abraham Wivell
stipple and line engraving, published 1831
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by Giles Firmin Phillips, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, 1832
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by Henry Adlard, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1839
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by William Holl Jr, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1847
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by William Henry Mote, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1848
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by Thomas Goff Lupton, after Abraham Wivell
mezzotint, circa 1850-1875
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William Creswick as Claude Melmotte in Lytton's 'Lady of Lyons'
by Richard Pratt, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1851
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by Abraham Wivell, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, (1770)
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by G.W. Hutin, published by Abraham Wivell, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, (1785)
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by James Thomson (Thompson), after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1818
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Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1st Bt
by John Samuel Agar, published by George Lawford, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published May 1825
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