William Ridley
(1764-1838), Stipple engraverArtist associated with 126 portraits
William Ridley worked as an illustrator for a variety of magazines. He engraved over 400 portraits after artists including Beechey, Gainsborough, Lawrence, Opie, Raeburn and Reynolds.
Elizabeth Inchbald (née Simpson)
by William Ridley, published by Vernor & Hood
hand-coloured stipple engraving, published 31 December 1798
NPG D16737
by William Ridley
stipple engraving, published 1799
NPG D8561
by William Ridley, published by John Sewell, after John George Wood
stipple engraving, published 1 November 1799
NPG D14367
by William Ridley, published by Vernor & Hood, after John Hamilton Mortimer
stipple engraving, published 30 September 1799
NPG D14506
by William Ridley, published by Charles Cooke
stipple engraving, possibly early 19th century
NPG D23643
by William Ridley
stipple engraving, probably early 19th century
NPG D25097
Sir James Edward Smith with 'The Pursuit of the Ship containing the Linnaean Collection'
by William Ridley, published by Robert John Thornton, after John Russell
stipple and line engraving, published 25 March 1800
NPG D34334
Sir James Edward Smith with 'The Pursuit of the Shop containing the Linnaean Collection'
by William Ridley, published by Robert John Thornton, after John Russell
stipple and line engraving, published 25 March 1800
NPG D41751
Tipu, Sultan of Mysore ('Tippoo Sultaun')
by William Ridley, published by John Sewell
stipple engraving, published 1 July 1800
NPG D45784
by William Ridley, published by John Sewell
stipple engraving, published 1 August 1800
NPG D14259
by William Ridley, published by Vernor & Hood, after Jacques Louis David
stipple engraving, published 30 April 1800
NPG D15104
by William Ridley, published by Robert John Thornton, after Carl Fredrik von Breda
stipple engraving and etching, published 15 November 1801
NPG D34347
by William Ridley, published by Robert John Thornton, after Carl Fredrik von Breda
stipple engraving and etching, published 15 November 1801
NPG D37069
Mirza Abu Taleb Khan ('Aboo Taleb Khan')
by William Ridley, after Samuel Drummond
stipple engraving, 1801
NPG D45773
Elizabeth Craven (née Berkeley), Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Bayreuth
by William Ridley, published by Vernor & Hood, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 31 March 1801 (circa 1774-1775)
NPG D987
Elizabeth Craven (née Berkeley), Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Bayreuth
by William Ridley, published by Vernor & Hood, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 31 March 1801 (circa 1774-1775)
NPG D14347
by William Ridley, published by Vernor & Hood, after Jean-Laurent Mosnier
stipple engraving, published 1 March 1801
NPG D15521
Elizabeth Craven (née Berkeley), Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Bayreuth
by William Ridley, published by Vernor & Hood, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 31 March 1801 (circa 1774-1775)
NPG D16173
by William Ridley
stipple engraving, published 1802
NPG D23521
by William Ridley, published by Vernor & Hood, after George Romney
stipple engraving, published 1 February 1802
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Stuart M. Frank, Ph.D.
21 May 2018, 17:17
“FOX. Engraved by W. Ridley, from an Original Drawing by W.H. Brown, To face Cormick, Vol. 3, p. 43. Printed for C. Cooke, 17 Paternoster Row. Jany 16. 1796.” From C.M. Cormick, The History of England, from the Death of George the Second to the Peace of 1783 (London: C. Cooke, [1796]), Vol. 3.
“Right. Honble Charles James. Fox. Painted by Drummond. Engraved by Ridley & Hall. Published by J. Aspurne at the Bible, Crown & Constitution, Cornhill Novr 1 1806.” From European Magazine [1806]