Sir William Charles Ross
(1794-1860), Miniature painterSitter in 1 portrait
Artist associated with 97 portraits
Miniature-painter; won numerous awards for historical painting while still in his teens but subsequently took up a highly successful career as a portrait miniaturist; patronised by Queen Victoria and other members of both the British and European royal families; knighted 1842; elected a Royal Academician, 1843.
Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine
by Sir William Charles Ross
oil on canvas, 1823
NPG 960
by Sir William Charles Ross
watercolour on ivory, circa 1840
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by Sir William Charles Ross
watercolour on ivory, circa 1840
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Angela Burdett-Coutts, Baroness Burdett-Coutts
by Sir William Charles Ross
watercolour on ivory, circa 1847
NPG 2057
Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk
by Thomas Williamson, published by Robert Cribb & Son, after Sir William Charles Ross
stipple engraving, published 24 July 1813
NPG D5366
probably by Sir William Charles Ross
watercolour, 1820s-1850s
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probably by Sir William Charles Ross
watercolour, bodycolour and pencil, 1820s-1850s
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probably by Sir William Charles Ross
pencil, 1820s-early 1830s
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probably by Sir William Charles Ross
pencil and bodycolour, 1820s-1850s
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probably by Sir William Charles Ross
pencil, 1820s-1830s
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probably by Sir William Charles Ross
pencil, pen and ink, 1820s
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probably by Sir William Charles Ross
pen and brush and ink, 1820s-1850s
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probably by Sir William Charles Ross
pencil, 1820s
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by William Overend Geller, after Sir William Charles Ross
stipple engraving, circa 1820-1850
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Possibly Mary Cunningham (née Calvert)
probably by and after Sir William Charles Ross
pencil, (1822)
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probably by Sir William Charles Ross
watercolour, late 1820s-mid 1830s
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by John Godefroy, after Sir William Charles Ross
stipple engraving, 1829
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Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke, 1st Bt
by John Samuelson Templeton, after Sir William Charles Ross
lithograph, mid 19th century
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David William Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield
after Sir William Charles Ross
stipple engraving, mid 19th century
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by John Henry Robinson, after Sir William Charles Ross
engraving, mid 19th century
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Lori Bauman
12 June 2019, 19:27
Sir William Chales Ross did a portrait titled Sarah Mason who was his first cousin. She was my Great, great, great Grandmother and I have yet been able to track down an image of the portrait. It was painted in 1843.