Samuel De Wilde
(baptised 1751-1832), Portrait painterArtist associated with 92 portraits
De Wilde studied at the Royal Academy Schools from 1769. He became well known for his theatrical portraits, which he exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1792 until 1821. His career in theatrical portraiture began when he was employed by John Bell as portraitist for his publication British Theatre, a series that ran from 1791 until 1795. De Wilde provided ninety-three pictures for the series, by which time his reputation had been established. Many actors and actresses came to sit to him and his theatrical portraits adorned numerous publications, including the Monthly Mirror, John Cawthorn's Minor British Theatre and William Oxberry's New English Drama.
Ann (or Anne) Barry (née Street)
by Samuel De Wilde, after Tilly Kettle
mezzotint, 1768 or after
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.02
William Wyatt Dimond as Philaster
by Philipp Audinet, published by John Bell, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 1791
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.05
Mary Wells as Anne Lovely in 'A Bold Stroke for a Wife'
by William Satchwell Leney (Lenney), published by John Bell, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 1791
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.09
Mrs Rock as Viletta in 'She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not'
by Joseph Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 2nd October 1791
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.18
Dorothy Jordan as Peggy in David Garrick's 'The Country Girl'
by William Bromley, published by John Bell, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 15th July 1791
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B7.03
Henry Angelo as Mrs Cole in Foote's 'The Minor'
by William Satchwell Leney (Lenney), published by John Bell, after Samuel De Wilde
etching, published 29th September 1792
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.27
Charlotte Jane Chapman as Augusta Aubrey in Cumberland's 'The Fashionable Lover'
by Joseph Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after Samuel De Wilde
etching, published 19th January 1793
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.32
Anna Maria Crouch as Polly in The Beggar's Opera
by Joseph Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after Samuel De Wilde
etching and engraving, published 2nd February 1795
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.20
John Bannister as Scout, William Parsons as Sheepface in Colman's 'The Village Lawyer'
by and published by John Raphael Smith, after Samuel De Wilde
mezzotint, published 1st July 1796
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B7.25
John Emery as Dan in Colman's 'John Bull'
by William Ridley, published by Vernor & Hood, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 26th May 1803
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.44
by Samuel De Wilde
oil on panel, 1804
NPG 4160
Thomas Collins as Sharp in Garrick's 'The Lying Valet'
by William Satchwell Leney (Lenney), published by John Cawthorn, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 1805
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.03
William Dowton as Drugget in Murphy's 'Three Weeks after Marriage'
by Robert Cooper, published by John Cawthorn, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 14th October 1805
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.39
Edward Anthony Rock as Murdoch Delaney in Macready's 'The Irishman in London'
by William Ridley, published by Vernor & Hood, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 31 May 1805
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.48
John Bannister as Dick in Arthur Murphy's 'The Apprentice'
by Edward Scriven, published by John Cawthorn, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 14th October 1805
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.49
Andrew Cherry as Lazarillo in 'Two Strings to your Bow'
by William Bond, published by John Cawthorn, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 1806
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.01
Mrs Atkins as Selima in 'Selima and Azor'
by Robert Cooper, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, circa 1806
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.11
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