John Michael Rysbrack (1694-1770), Sculptor
Sitter in 7 portraits
Artist associated with 16 portraits
Rysbrack arrived in England from Antwerp in 1720. Before this time, there was little demand for portraits sculpted from life: most sculpture was commissioned for funeral monuments. Skilled and confident, Rysbrack achieved almost instant success. In a lengthy career, his output included busts of sitters such as Alexander Pope and George II, statues from history and modern life, decorative sculpture and monuments.
by John Michael Rysbrack
terracotta bust, circa 1720-1735
On display in Room 11 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4156
possibly after John Michael Rysbrack
iron cast of death-mask, after 1727
NPG 2081
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
studio of John Michael Rysbrack
marble bust, circa 1730
On display in Room 8 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 2005
by John Michael Rysbrack
marble bust, 1730
On display in Room 12 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5854
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford
by John Michael Rysbrack
terracotta bust, 1738
On display in Room 11 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 2126
Margaret Cavendish Bentinck (née Harley), Duchess of Portland
by George Vertue, after John Michael Rysbrack
line engraving, 1727
NPG D14100
James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope
after John Michael Rysbrack
line engraving, mid 18th century
NPG D27537
Monument to Sir Isaac Newton in Westminster Abbey
by B. Cole, after William Kent, and after John Michael Rysbrack
line engraving, 1731 or after
NPG D13121
by John Faber Jr, after John Michael Rysbrack
mezzotint, (circa 1733)
NPG D3726
by Gerard Vandergucht, after John Michael Rysbrack
line engraving, 1740
NPG D27835
by George Vertue, after John Michael Rysbrack
line engraving, 1740
NPG D27836
by George Vertue, after John Michael Rysbrack
line engraving, published 1747
NPG D11014
by Jean Marie Delattre, after John Michael Rysbrack
line engraving, published 1779
NPG D27314
by Charles Frederick Carter, after John Michael Rysbrack
bronze medal, 1849
NPG D2920
by Marino or Mariano Bovi (Bova), published by Mrs Brown, after J. Brown, after John Michael Rysbrack
stipple engraving, published February 1788
NPG D19227
Margaret Cavendish Bentinck (née Harley), Duchess of Portland
by George Perfect Harding, after John Michael Rysbrack
pencil, 1802-1853
NPG D1170
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