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William Say

(1768-1834), Mezzotint engraver

Sitter in 1 portrait
Artist associated with 261 portraits
Say went to London in 1788 and studied under engraver and painter James Ward. In 1807, he engraved William Beechey's portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, to whom he was then appointed engraver. Over his lifetime, Say produced a total of 335 plates, which included works after old masters as well as contemporary artists. In around 1819, he produced the first ever mezzotint engraving on steel. Say's son Frederic Richard Say was a successful portrait painter.

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'Dorothea', by William Say - NPG D11357

'Dorothea'

by William Say
mezzotint heightened with white, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11357

Mr Howard, by William Say, after George Henry Harlow - NPG D11364

Mr Howard

by William Say, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11364

Seated man, by William Say - NPG D11367

Seated man

by William Say
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11367

'The road side', by William Say - NPG D11370

'The road side'

by William Say
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11370

Detail from Pierre de Bocosel de Chatelard or Chastelard playing the lute to Mary, Queen of Scots, by William Say, after Henri Jean-Baptiste Victoire Fradelle - NPG D11371

Detail from Pierre de Bocosel de Chatelard or Chastelard playing the lute to Mary, Queen of Scots

by William Say, after Henri Jean-Baptiste Victoire Fradelle
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11371

'Laura', by William Say - NPG D11372

'Laura'

by William Say
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11372

'Spanish boy', by William Say - NPG D11373

'Spanish boy'

by William Say
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11373

'The dairy maid', by William Say - NPG D11376

'The dairy maid'

by William Say
mezzotint and etching, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11376

Detail from Pierre de Bocosel de Chatelard or Chastelard playing the lute to Mary, Queen of Scots, by William Say, after Henri Jean-Baptiste Victoire Fradelle - NPG D11382

Detail from Pierre de Bocosel de Chatelard or Chastelard playing the lute to Mary, Queen of Scots

by William Say, after Henri Jean-Baptiste Victoire Fradelle
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11382

Detail from 'The marriage of Richard Duke of York' (?), by William Say - NPG D11383

Detail from 'The marriage of Richard Duke of York' (?)

by William Say
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11383

Thomas James Warren-Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley, by William Say, after Sir William Beechey - NPG D11384

Thomas James Warren-Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley

by William Say, after Sir William Beechey
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11384

'The road side', by William Say - NPG D11386

'The road side'

by William Say
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11386

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, by William Say, after Arthur William Devis - NPG D11387

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

by William Say, after Arthur William Devis
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11387

Detail from 'The marriage of Richard Duke of York' (?), by William Say - NPG D11390

Detail from 'The marriage of Richard Duke of York' (?)

by William Say
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11390

Detail from 'The marriage of Richard Duke of York' (?), by William Say - NPG D11391

Detail from 'The marriage of Richard Duke of York' (?)

by William Say
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11391

Head of young man, by William Say - NPG D11392

Head of young man

by William Say
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11392

Hugh Dawnay, by William Say - NPG D11393

Hugh Dawnay

by William Say
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11393

Seated man, by William Say - NPG D11394

Seated man

by William Say
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11394

Abraham Tucker, by William Say, after Enoch Seeman - NPG D13922

Abraham Tucker

by William Say, after Enoch Seeman
mezzotint, published 1 July 1803 (1739)
NPG D13922

John Granville, by William Say, after Thomas Barber - NPG D15090

John Granville

by William Say, after Thomas Barber
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D15090

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