William Bromley
(1769-1842), EngraverArtist associated with 42 portraits
William Bromley was apprenticed to an engraver named Wooding in London. He began exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1786 and at the Society of Artists in 1790. He was employed to engrave several paintings commemorating the Napoleonic wars, including A.W. Devis's Death of Nelson (1812) and Thomas Lawrence's portrait of the Duke of Wellington (1818). In 1822, Bromley began exhibiting engravings of the Elgin marbles. These were made for the trustees of the British Museum after Henry Corbould's drawings. He continued to exhibit these engravings nearly every year until 1835. Bromley was the first of a large family of engravers, including his sons John Charles and James Bromley.
by William Bromley, and by John George Landseer, and by William Satchwell Leney (Lenney), published by Robert Bowyer, after Robert Smirke
line engraving, published 1803
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by William Bromley, and by John George Landseer, and by William Satchwell Leney (Lenney), published by Robert Bowyer, after Robert Smirke
line engraving, published 1803
NPG D17019
David Garrick ('Richard the Third')
by William Bromley, after John Boultbee, after Francis Hayman
stipple and line engraving, after 1806 (1760)
NPG D34387
by William Bromley, published by Robert Bowyer, after Thomas Gainsborough
line engraving, published 4 June 1808
NPG D40251
by William Bromley, published by Robert Bowyer, after Thomas Gainsborough
line engraving, published 4 June 1808
NPG D40252
by William Bromley, after James Beresford
etching and line engraving, circa 1809
NPG D39154
by William Bromley, after Boizet
line engraving, published 1812
NPG D25630
by Robert Bowyer, after and published by William Bromley
line engraving, published 2 January 1815
NPG D37784
by William Bromley, after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1816
NPG D30913
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by William Bromley, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
line engraving, published 1818 (1814)
NPG D13778
Dorothea Khristoforovna Lieven (née Benckendorff), Princess Lieven
by William Bromley, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
line engraving, published 1823 (circa 1815)
NPG D37311
by William Bromley, after George Clint, after Nicholas Farrer
line engraving, circa 1823
NPG D40150
Dorothea Khristoforovna Lieven (née Benckendorff), Princess Lieven
by William Bromley, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
line engraving, published 1823 (circa 1815)
NPG D13719
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by William Bromley, published by Robert Bowyer, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
line engraving, published 1826
NPG D37585
by William Bromley, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
line engraving, published 1827
NPG D7145
The Reform Banquet at Guildhall, July 11th 1832
by William Bromley, after Benjamin Robert Haydon
etching, 1835
NPG D11095
by John Charles Bromley, after William Bromley
mezzotint, circa 1839
NPG D33633
by William Bromley, after Samuel Drummond
line engraving, published 1788
NPG D5576
by William Bromley, after Samuel Drummond
line engraving, published 1795
NPG D1021
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