Thomas Hardy (1757-1804), Portrait painter and engraver
Artist associated with 20 portraits
The portrait painter, Thomas Hardy, born in Derbyshire, entered the School of Painting at the Royal Academy in 1778 and exhibited at the Royal Academy (1778-98), including portraits of the musicians, Joseph Haydn, Johann Peter Salomon and Wilhelm Cramer. Hardy engraved some of his own work.
by Thomas Hardy
oil on canvas, before 1791
On display in Room 18 at the National Portrait Gallery
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by Thomas Hardy, after Sir William Beechey
mezzotint, late 18th century
NPG D749
Sir Richard Whitworth in camp at Winchester 1778
by Robert Laurie, after Thomas Hardy
mezzotint, circa 1788
NPG D37577
by Anker Smith, after Thomas Hardy
line engraving, published 1791
NPG D6960
by Anker Smith, after Thomas Hardy
line engraving, published 1791
NPG D20219
by and published by Thomas Hardy
mezzotint, published 12 June 1792
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by Georg Siegmund Facius, or by Johann Gottlieb Facius, after Thomas Hardy
stipple engraving, published 1792
NPG D21104
by Georg Siegmund Facius, or by Johann Gottlieb Facius, after Thomas Hardy
stipple engraving, published 1792
NPG D21105
by Thomas Hardy, published by Hugh Richards
mezzotint, published 1 March 1794
NPG D34650
by Thomas Hardy, published by John Bland
stipple engraving, published 6 June 1794 (1794)
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by Thomas Hardy
stipple engraving, published 1796
NPG D5978
by Thomas Hardy, published by F. Linley
stipple engraving, published 1 January 1796
NPG D15688
by Thomas Hardy, after Sir William Beechey
mezzotint, (1797)
NPG D3595
John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset
by Thomas Hardy, published by John Ginger, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 9 April 1799 (circa 1777-1778)
NPG D14498
by and published by Thomas Hardy
mezzotint, published 4 December 1793
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John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset
by Thomas Hardy, published by John Ginger, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 9 April 1799 (circa 1777-1778)
NPG D35362
John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset
by Thomas Hardy, published by John Ginger, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 9 April 1799 (circa 1777-1778)
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All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
Place
Derbyshire
