John Chapman
(active 1792-1823), EngraverArtist associated with 53 portraits
One of the most gifted stipple engravers of the late eighteenth century, relatively little is known of the life of John Chapman. He is thought to have been mostly self-taught. During his career, Chapman engraved exceptional allegorical subjects after the designs of J. Smith and Raphael Corbould. He worked closely with Thomas Macklin on his Shakespeare series; almost half of the engravings bear his name.
King William I ('the Conqueror')
by John Chapman, after Crystall
stipple and line engraving, possibly 18th century
NPG D23602
by John Chapman
stipple engraving, late 18th to early 19th century
NPG D26916
by John Chapman, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, late 18th-early 19th century
NPG D29927
by John Chapman
etching, late 18th-early 19th century
NPG D34577
by John Chapman, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1796
NPG D31364
by John Chapman, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1796
NPG D8781
by John Chapman, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1796
NPG D8782
by John Chapman, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1796
NPG D8783
by John Chapman, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving printed in colours, published 1796
NPG D13555
by John Chapman
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1796
NPG D14736
Lady Christian Henrietta Caroline ('Harriet') Acland (née Fox, Fox-Strangways)
by John Chapman
stipple engraving, published 1 February 1796
NPG D15129
Maximilian de Bethune, duc de Sully
by John Chapman
stipple engraving, published 1797
NPG D26226
by John Chapman, after Samuel Drummond
stipple engraving, published 1797
NPG D3487
by John Chapman, after Samuel Drummond
stipple engraving, published 1797
NPG D3488
by John Chapman, after Samuel Drummond
stipple engraving, published 1797
NPG D3489
by John Chapman, published by Henry Delahoy Symonds
stipple, published 1 November 1797
NPG D15638
by John Chapman, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1798
NPG D27406
by John Chapman, after Sir Robert Strange
stipple engraving, published 1798 (1745)
NPG D10742
by John Chapman, after Sir Robert Strange
stipple engraving, published 1798 (1745)
NPG D10743
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