William Greatbach
(1802-1885), Engraver and illustratorArtist 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.
Mary Upton (née Montagu), Viscountess Templetown; Henry Montagu Upton, 2nd Viscount Templetown
by William Greatbach, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
line engraving, (circa 1801)
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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
line engraving, (1817)
NPG D40615
Marie, Marquise de Sévigné (née de Rabutin-Chantal)
by William Greatbach, after George Perfect Harding
stipple engraving, circa 1825-1850
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by William Greatbach, after Richard James Lane
lithograph, circa 1825-1850
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Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford and Sir Philip Mainwaring
by William Greatbach, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, published 1828
NPG D26604
by William Greatbach, after George Perfect Harding
line engraving, probably mid 19th century
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by William Greatbach
line and stipple engraving, published 1833
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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
line and stipple engraving, published 1836 (1783)
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by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after Sir William Beechey
stipple engraving and etching, published 1836
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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
line and stipple engraving, published 1836 (1777-1779)
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Unknown woman, called Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley
line and stipple engraving, published 1836
NPG D16265
by William Greatbach, after Thomas Barber
mixed-method engraving, published 1837
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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
line engraving, published 1838
NPG D5227
by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after Eden Upton Eddis
line engraving, published 1839
NPG D14887
by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley
line engraving, published 1840
NPG D39045
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
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