Richard Earlom
(1743-1822), EngraverSitter in 3 portraits
Artist associated with 107 portraits
One of the greatest mezzotint and stipple engravers of his day, Richard Earlom was apprenticed to the London based engraver, G.B. Cipriani and studied at the St Martin's Lane Academy. He won many prizes for his drawings and engravings. In 1774, he began work for John Boydell for whom he created three hundred plates after Claude, published as the Liber Veritas (1777-1819). He also created for Boydell fifty-one plates after Cipriani. Earlom engraved outstanding works both after the designs of his contemporaries and after the old masters. Boydell commissioned his talents for some of the most famous plates in The Houghton Gallery and The Shakespeare Gallery.
by Richard Earlom, after David Loggan
coloured mezzotint, published 1810
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Richard Fitzwilliam, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam
by Richard Earlom, after Henry Howard
mezzotint, 1810
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Unknown man engraved as Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
by Richard Earlom, published by Samuel Woodburn
mezzotint, published 1811
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Unknown man engraved as Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
by Richard Earlom, published by Samuel Woodburn
mezzotint, published 1811
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
by Richard Earlom, published by Samuel Woodburn
mezzotint, published 1811
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
by Richard Earlom, published by Samuel Woodburn
mezzotint, published 1811
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by Richard Earlom, published by Josiah Boydell, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
mezzotint, published 2 September 1811 (circa 1632-1635)
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by Richard Earlom, published by Samuel Woodburn
mezzotint, published 1811
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by Richard Earlom, published by Samuel Woodburn
mezzotint, published 1811
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by Richard Earlom, after David Loggan, published by Samuel Woodburn
mezzotint, published 1811
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by Richard Earlom, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, published 1811
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by Richard Earlom, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, published 1811
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by Richard Earlom, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, published 1811
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by Richard Earlom, published by Josiah Boydell, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
mezzotint, published 2 September 1811 (circa 1632-1635)
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Anne Monck (née Clarges), Duchess of Albemarle
by Richard Earlom, published by Samuel Woodburn, after Unknown miniaturist
mezzotint, published 1811
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Anne Monck (née Clarges), Duchess of Albemarle
by Richard Earlom, published by Samuel Woodburn, after Unknown miniaturist
mezzotint, published 1811
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Anne Monck (née Clarges), Duchess of Albemarle
by Richard Earlom, published by Samuel Woodburn, after Unknown miniaturist
mezzotint, published 1811
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by Richard Earlom, after Sir Peter Lely
mezzotint, published 1811
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by Richard Earlom, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, published 1811
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by Richard Earlom, after Samuel Cooper
mezzotint, published 1811
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