William Owen
(1769-1825), PainterArtist associated with 99 portraits
Shropshire-born William Owen moved to London in 1786 and was apprenticed for seven years to the coach-painter Charles Catton. He was encouraged by Sir Joshua Reynolds to enter the Royal Academy Schools, which he did in 1791. His first work was exhibited at the Royal Academy in the following year and he continued to exhibit every nearly year until his death. Owen's work comprised mainly portraits and he built up a distinguished list of sitters including William Pitt, Lord Grenville and Sir John Soane. In 1810, Owen was appointed portrait painter to the Prince of Wales; the prince promised to sit for Owen but never did.
by James Godby, after William Owen
stipple engraving printed in colours, published 1804
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by and published by William Say, after William Owen
mezzotint, published 1 February 1805
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by Francesco Bartolozzi, after William Owen
line engraving, published 1806
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by William Say, after William Owen
mezzotint, circa 1810-1834
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by William Say, after William Owen
mezzotint, circa 1810-1834
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by William Say, after William Owen
mezzotint, circa 1810-1834
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by and published by Charles Turner, published by and after William Owen
mezzotint, published 14 February 1811, based on a work of 1810
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by and published by Charles Turner, after William Owen
mezzotint, published 20 September 1811
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George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after John Wright, after William Owen
stipple engraving, published 2 December 1811
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by Henry Meyer, after William Owen
mezzotint, 1812
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by and published by William Ward, after William Owen
mezzotint, published 21 November 1812
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by William Ward, after William Owen
mezzotint, published 1812
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by William Ward, after William Owen
mezzotint, published 1812
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by Henry Meyer, after William Owen
mezzotint, 1812
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by and published by William Say, after William Owen
mezzotint, published 20 July 1812
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by Henry Meyer, published by Rudolph Ackermann, after William Owen
stipple engraving, published 4 February 1812
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by Charles Turner, after William Owen
mezzotint, published 1813
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by Henry Meyer, published by Colnaghi & Co, after William Owen
mezzotint, published 1 May 1813
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by James Heath, after William Owen
line engraving, 1813 or after
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by Philipp Audinet, after William Owen
line engraving, 1814 or after
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Dr Barry Hoffbrand
26 February 2016, 19:31
The portrait of Sir Lionel Darell Bt (c 1804) in the Library and Museum of Freemasonry attributed to John Hoppner (In Art UK) is almost certainly by William Owen RA as recorded in the minutes of the Somerset House Lodge as it then was in 1803-6