Willem Wissing
(1656-1687), Portrait painterSitter in 3 portraits
Artist associated with 147 portraits
William Wissing was a Dutch portrait artist. He studied at The Hague under Willem Doudijns and Arnold Van Ravestyn. By 1676, Wissing had settled in England, where he worked as assistant to Sir Peter Lely. After Lely's death in 1680, he established a successful independent career, becoming one of the leading portraitists of his day. Wissing's royal sitters include Charles II, Queen Catharine of Braganza, Prince George of Denmark and James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth. His works were widely reproduced; the vast majority, made by engravers including John Smith, Isaac Beckett, and R. Williams, were published by Edward Cooper.
Henrietta Scott (née Hyde), Countess of Dalkeith; Mary Seymour-Conway (née Hyde), Lady Conway
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1685
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Alice (née Sherrard), Lady Brownlow
by John Smith, published by Alexander Browne, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1685 (1685)
NPG D11560
by Robert Williams, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, circa 1685
NPG D11959
Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester
by Robert Williams, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, (circa 1685-1687)
NPG D11962
by and published by Robert Williams, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, (circa 1685)
NPG D11704
by Jacques Blondeau, after Willem Wissing
line engraving, (circa 1685)
NPG D18596
Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester
by Robert Williams, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, (circa 1685-1687)
NPG D19118
John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter
by John Smith, after Willem Wissing, published by Edward Cooper
mezzotint, 1686
NPG D30861
John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter
by John Smith, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1686
NPG D30862
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1686
NPG D30938
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1686
NPG D30939
by John Smith, published by Thomas Glass, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1686
NPG D30940
by Isaac Beckett, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, circa 1686
NPG D30941
Elizabeth Fitzgerald (née Jones), Countess of Kildare
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1686
NPG D31033
Elizabeth Fitzgerald (née Jones), Countess of Kildare
by Robert Williams, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, circa 1686
NPG D31034
by John Smith, after Willem Wissing, published by Edward Cooper
mezzotint, 1686
NPG D27539
John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1686
NPG D36619
John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1686
NPG D36620
James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1686 (1683)
NPG D38867
by John Smith, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1686
NPG D1268
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