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John Goldar

(1729-1795), Engraver and printseller

Artist associated with 45 portraits
John Goldar was a line and stipple engraver. During the 1760s, he engraved at least fourteen humorous paintings by John Collet, an artist dubbed 'the second Hogarth', eleven of which were commissioned by the publisher and picture dealer Thomas Bradford. He engraved copies of other comic paintings by a variety of artists including Herbert Pugh, Philip Dawes and Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, for the printsellers and picture dealers Henry Parker, John Wesson and Robert Sayer. Goldar exhibited with the Society of Artists from 1769 to 1772. He produced numerous portraits and views of naval battles for James Harrison's edition of Paul de Rapin-Thoyras's History of England (1784-6).

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King Edward I ('Longshanks'), by John Goldar - NPG D23679

King Edward I ('Longshanks')

by John Goldar
line engraving, probably 18th century
NPG D23679

King Henry VI, by John Goldar - NPG D23770

King Henry VI

by John Goldar
line engraving, probably 18th century
NPG D23770

King Richard II and Anne of Bohemia, by John Goldar, after  Hubert-François Gravelot (né Bourguignon) - NPG D23721

King Richard II and Anne of Bohemia

by John Goldar, after Hubert-François Gravelot (né Bourguignon)
line engraving, mid 18th century
NPG D23721

King Henry VII, by John Goldar - NPG D23842

King Henry VII

by John Goldar
line engraving, mid 18th century
NPG D23842

King Henry VIII, by John Goldar - NPG D24933

King Henry VIII

by John Goldar
line engraving, possibly mid to late 18th century
NPG D24933

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, by John Goldar - NPG D25107

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley

by John Goldar
line engraving, probably mid to late 18th century
NPG D25107

John Williams, by John Goldar - NPG D25942

John Williams

by John Goldar
line engraving, mid to late 18th century
NPG D25942

Louise of Savoy, formerly known as Katherine of Aragon, by John Goldar, after  Hans Holbein the Younger - NPG D24174

Louise of Savoy, formerly known as Katherine of Aragon

by John Goldar, after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, circa 1750-1795
NPG D24174

Sir Isaac Newton, by John Goldar, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D7655

Sir Isaac Newton

by John Goldar, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, circa 1755-1795 (1702)
NPG D7655

King Richard III, by John Goldar - NPG D23819

King Richard III

by John Goldar
line engraving, late 18th century
NPG D23819

King Edward VI, by John Goldar, after  Hans Holbein the Younger - NPG D24810

King Edward VI

by John Goldar, after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, probably late 18th century
NPG D24810

Elizabeth, Countess of Essex, by John Goldar, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D30531

Elizabeth, Countess of Essex

by John Goldar, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, late 18th century
NPG D30531

Jane Hyde (née Leveson-Gower), Countess of Clarendon and Rochester, by John Goldar, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D31330

Jane Hyde (née Leveson-Gower), Countess of Clarendon and Rochester

by John Goldar, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, late 18th century
NPG D31330

Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough, by John Goldar, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D16545

Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough

by John Goldar, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, late 18th century
NPG D16545

William Dodd, by John Goldar, after  Dodd - NPG D14398

William Dodd

by John Goldar, after Dodd
line engraving, circa 1775-1795
NPG D14398

Mary Ann Yates as Medea in Glover's 'Medea', by John Goldar, published by  Thomas Lowndes, after  Daniel Dodd - NPG D8934

Mary Ann Yates as Medea in Glover's 'Medea'

by John Goldar, published by Thomas Lowndes, after Daniel Dodd
line engraving, published 1777
NPG D8934

Mary Ann Yates as Medea in Glover's 'Medea', by John Goldar, published by  Thomas Lowndes, after  Daniel Dodd - NPG D8935

Mary Ann Yates as Medea in Glover's 'Medea'

by John Goldar, published by Thomas Lowndes, after Daniel Dodd
line engraving, published 1777
NPG D8935

Mary Ann Yates as Medea in Glover's 'Medea', by John Goldar, published by  Thomas Lowndes, after  Daniel Dodd - NPG D8936

Mary Ann Yates as Medea in Glover's 'Medea'

by John Goldar, published by Thomas Lowndes, after Daniel Dodd
line engraving, published 1777
NPG D8936

Mary Ann Yates as Medea in Glover's 'Medea', by John Goldar, published by  Thomas Lowndes, after  Daniel Dodd - NPG D8937

Mary Ann Yates as Medea in Glover's 'Medea'

by John Goldar, published by Thomas Lowndes, after Daniel Dodd
hand-coloured line engraving, published 1777
NPG D8937

Sir William Morice, by John Goldar - NPG D29808

Sir William Morice

by John Goldar
line engraving, published 18 December 1784
NPG D29808

King Henry VIII, by John Goldar - NPG D9465

King Henry VIII

by John Goldar
line engraving, published 1784
NPG D9465

King Henry VIII, by John Goldar - NPG D9466

King Henry VIII

by John Goldar
line engraving, published 1784
NPG D9466

Thomas Tollemache (Talmash, Talmach, Tolmach), by John Goldar, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D41897

Thomas Tollemache (Talmash, Talmach, Tolmach)

by John Goldar, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, published 11 December 1784
NPG D41897

John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale, by John Goldar, after  Sir Peter Lely - NPG D41898

John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale

by John Goldar, after Sir Peter Lely
line engraving, published 9 October 1784
NPG D41898

Thomas Wilson, by John Goldar, after  Unknown artist - NPG D7457

Thomas Wilson

by John Goldar, after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1784
NPG D7457

Queen Mary II, by John Goldar, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D31077

Queen Mary II

by John Goldar, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, published 1785
NPG D31077

John Hampden, by John Goldar - NPG D35297

John Hampden

by John Goldar
line engraving, published 30 July 1785
NPG D35297

George Frideric Handel, by John Goldar - NPG D35302

George Frideric Handel

by John Goldar
line engraving, published 10 September 1785
NPG D35302

Thomas Otway, by John Goldar, after  Mary Beale - NPG D39389

Thomas Otway

by John Goldar, after Mary Beale
line engraving, published 6 August 1785
NPG D39389

Thomas Sydenham, by John Goldar, after  Sir Peter Lely - NPG D40797

Thomas Sydenham

by John Goldar, after Sir Peter Lely
line engraving, published 27 August 1785
NPG D40797

George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, by John Goldar, after  Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D41899

George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol

by John Goldar, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, published 17 September 1785
NPG D41899

William Shakespeare, by John Goldar, probably after  John Taylor - NPG D20572

William Shakespeare

by John Goldar, probably after John Taylor
line engraving, published 1785
NPG D20572

The Monument of Mary, Queen of Scots in Westminster Abbey, by John Goldar, after  Hubert-François Gravelot (né Bourguignon) - NPG D25068

The Monument of Mary, Queen of Scots in Westminster Abbey

by John Goldar, after Hubert-François Gravelot (né Bourguignon)
line engraving, published 7 October 1786
NPG D25068

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, by John Goldar, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D38235

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

by John Goldar, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, published 22 April 1786
NPG D38235

The Monument of Mary, Queen of Scots in Westminster Abbey, by John Goldar, after  Hubert-François Gravelot (né Bourguignon) - NPG D42668

The Monument of Mary, Queen of Scots in Westminster Abbey

by John Goldar, after Hubert-François Gravelot (né Bourguignon)
line engraving, published 7 October 1786
NPG D42668

Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough, by John Goldar, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D16551

Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough

by John Goldar, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, published 1786
NPG D16551

Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough, by John Goldar, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D16552

Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough

by John Goldar, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, published 1786
NPG D16552

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, by John Goldar, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D16632

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

by John Goldar, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, published 22 April 1786
NPG D16632

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, by John Goldar, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D16633

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

by John Goldar, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, published 22 April 1786
NPG D16633

William Waynflete, by John Goldar - NPG D16745

William Waynflete

by John Goldar
line engraving, published 24 June 1786
NPG D16745

King Edward II, by John Goldar - NPG D5009

King Edward II

by John Goldar
line engraving, published 1787
NPG D5009

King James II, by John Goldar, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D16731

King James II

by John Goldar, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 25 August 1787 (1688)
NPG D16731

King James II, by John Goldar, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D16730

King James II

by John Goldar, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 25 August 1787 (1688)
NPG D16730

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