William Finden (1787-1852), Engraver
Artist associated with 33 portraits
Apprenticed to James Mitan, after which he found employment engraving illustrations for books. His younger brother, Edward Finden, worked with him. Their work became so much in demand that they employed a company of assistants, who also produced their plates. Finden's largest plate was a portrait of King George IV after the painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence; he received two thousand guineas for this work, the highest sum ever paid for an engraved portrait. He and his brother undertook the publication as well as the production of engravings. The first and most successful of these was a series of illustrations to the life and works of Byron, which appeared from 1833.
by William Finden, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, (1769-1830)
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William Hewett (Hewit) ('Inter Chorum et Alum australem')
by William Finden
line engraving, early 19th century
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Tomb of Sir Nicholas Bacon in St Paul's
by William Finden, published by Lackington & Co, and published by Longman & Co
etching, early 19th century
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by James Heath, published by William Finden, published by John Hatchard, published by William Russell, after John Russell
line engraving, published 1807
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George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron
by William Finden, after Thomas Phillips
stipple engraving, 1820s-1840s (1814)
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by William Finden, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
line engraving, published 1829 (1822)
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by William Finden, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
line engraving, published 1829 (1822)
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by William Finden, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
line engraving, published 1829 (1822)
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James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton
by William Finden
stipple engraving, published 1830
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Montague Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey
by William Finden, after Sir Anthony Van Dyck
stipple and line engraving, circa 1830
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by William Finden, published by Holdsworth and Ball, after Nathan Cooper Branwhite
line engraving, published 1832
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by William Finden, printed by H. Wilkinson, published by Holdsworth and Ball, after Nathan Cooper Branwhite
line engraving, published December 1833
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by William Finden, published by James Duncan, after Sir Peter Lely
stipple and line engraving, published 1833
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by William Finden, published by R.B. Seeley & W. Burnside, after Joseph Slater
stipple engraving, published 1 May 1833
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John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu
by William Finden, published by Harding & Lepard, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
stipple engraving, published 1 July 1835
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by William Finden, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple and line engraving, 1836 (1829)
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by William Finden, published by Edward Moxon
stipple and line engraving, published 1837
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by and published by William Finden, by and published by Edward Francis Finden, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), after Richard James Lane
stipple engraving, published 1 May 1838
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by and published by William Finden, by and published by Edward Francis Finden, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), after E. Hawkins
stipple engraving, published April 1840
NPG D35573
Harriet-Vittoria (née Stratton), Lady Hicks-Beach
by William Finden, or by Edward Francis Finden, after Alfred Edward Chalon
stipple engraving, published 1841
NPG D21536
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