Arthur Murphy (1727-1805), Writer and actor
Sitter in 7 portraits
Playwright and barrister and in his early years also an actor and journalist. Murphy wrote over twenty farces, comedies and tragedies including Three Weeks after Marriage (1764) and Know Your Own Mind (1777). A friend of Dr Johnson from 1754 and a member of the Club, it was he who was responsible for first introducing Johnson to the Thrales.
by Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
oil on canvas, 1777
NPG 10
by William Ridley, published by Vernor & Hood, after Samuel Drummond
stipple engraving, published 31 August 1798
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by Edward Scriven, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after John Jackson, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1815
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by William Ward, published by John Peter Thompson, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
mezzotint, published 5 October 1805 (1777)
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by William Ward, published by John Peter Thompson, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
mezzotint, published 5 October 1805 (1777)
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by William Ward, published by John Peter Thompson, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
mezzotint, published 5 October 1805 (1777)
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by Edward Scriven, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after John Jackson, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1815
NPG D39103
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