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William Greatbach

(1802-1885), Engraver and illustrator

Artist associated with 40 portraits
William Greatbach had a long career as a portrait and figure engraver, working, in particular, for the annuals that became popular from the 1820s onwards. He was first published in James's Naval History (1822) and went on to contribute to The Amulet (1828, 1831), The Anniversary (1829), S.G. Hall's Book of Gems (1836), Finden's Royal Gallery of British Art (1841), and Hall's Gems of European Art (1846). From 1849, he engraved regularly for The Art Journal, mostly rendering genre subjects by contemporary painters.

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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, by William Greatbach, after  William Salter - NPG D37602

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

by William Greatbach, after William Salter
line engraving, after 1813
NPG D37602

'The Abbotsford family' (Sir Walter Scott, 1st Bt), by William Greatbach, published by  George Virtue, after  Sir David Wilkie - NPG D40615

'The Abbotsford family' (Sir Walter Scott, 1st Bt)

by William Greatbach, published by George Virtue, after Sir David Wilkie
line engraving, (1817)
NPG D40615

Marie, Marquise de Sévigné (née de Rabutin-Chantal), by William Greatbach, after  George Perfect Harding - NPG D4065

Marie, Marquise de Sévigné (née de Rabutin-Chantal)

by William Greatbach, after George Perfect Harding
stipple engraving, circa 1825-1850
NPG D4065

William Harrison Ainsworth, by William Greatbach, after  Richard James Lane - NPG D21947

William Harrison Ainsworth

by William Greatbach, after Richard James Lane
lithograph, circa 1825-1850
NPG D21947

Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford and Sir Philip Mainwaring, by William Greatbach, after  Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D26604

Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford and Sir Philip Mainwaring

by William Greatbach, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, published 1828
NPG D26604

The Villiers Family, by William Greatbach, after  George Perfect Harding - NPG D26130

The Villiers Family

by William Greatbach, after George Perfect Harding
line engraving, probably mid 19th century
NPG D26130

Sir William Hoste, by William Greatbach - NPG D11180

Sir William Hoste

by William Greatbach
line and stipple engraving, published 1833
NPG D11180

Mary Stuart (née Wortley Montagu), Countess of Bute, by William Greatbach, published by  Richard Bentley, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D21525

Mary Stuart (née Wortley Montagu), Countess of Bute

by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line and stipple engraving, published 1836 (1777-1779)
NPG D21525

Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, by William Greatbach, published by  Richard Bentley, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D35954

Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood

by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line and stipple engraving, published 1836 (1783)
NPG D35954

Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Bt, by William Greatbach, published by  Richard Bentley, after  Sir William Beechey - NPG D39413

Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Bt

by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after Sir William Beechey
stipple engraving and etching, published 1836
NPG D39413

Cuthbert Collingwood, Baron Collingwood, by William Greatbach, published by  Richard Bentley, after  William Say - NPG D13845

Cuthbert Collingwood, Baron Collingwood

by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after William Say
stipple engraving, published 1836
NPG D13845

Mary Stuart (née Wortley Montagu), Countess of Bute, by William Greatbach, published by  Richard Bentley, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D14131

Mary Stuart (née Wortley Montagu), Countess of Bute

by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line and stipple engraving, published 1836 (1777-1779)
NPG D14131

Unknown woman, called Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, by William Greatbach, published by  Richard Bentley - NPG D16265

Unknown woman, called Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley
line and stipple engraving, published 1836
NPG D16265

Sir Nesbit Josiah Willoughby, by William Greatbach, after  Thomas Barber - NPG D11236

Sir Nesbit Josiah Willoughby

by William Greatbach, after Thomas Barber
mixed-method engraving, published 1837
NPG D11236

Sir Charles Brisbane, by William Greatbach, published by  Richard Bentley, after  James Northcote - NPG D14675

Sir Charles Brisbane

by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after James Northcote
line engraving, published 1837
NPG D14675

Charles Mathews ('Studying four of his most celebrated Characters'), by William Greatbach, published by  Richard Bentley, after  George Henry Harlow - NPG D5227

Charles Mathews ('Studying four of his most celebrated Characters')

by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after George Henry Harlow
line engraving, published 1838
NPG D5227

George Robert Gleig, by William Greatbach, published by  Richard Bentley, after  Eden Upton Eddis - NPG D14887

George Robert Gleig

by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after Eden Upton Eddis
line engraving, published 1839
NPG D14887

Charles Morris, by William Greatbach, published by  Richard Bentley - NPG D39045

Charles Morris

by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley
line engraving, published 1840
NPG D39045

Mary Berry, by William Greatbach, drawn by  George Perfect Harding, published by  Richard Bentley, after  Anne Seymour Damer (née Conway) - NPG D42589

Mary Berry

by William Greatbach, drawn by George Perfect Harding, published by Richard Bentley, after Anne Seymour Damer (née Conway)
mixed-method engraving and etching, published 1840
NPG D42589

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