Edward Fisher
(1722-before 1782), Mezzotint engraverArtist associated with 92 portraits
Dublin-born Fisher moved to London in 1758 and worked in the studio of engraver James McArdell. The following year he was selected by Sir Joshua Reynolds to produce a mezzotint engraving of his portrait of Augustus Keppel. Fisher went on to engrave nearly thirty more of Reynold's paintings. A member of the Society of Artists, throughout the 1760s and 1770s Fisher regularly exhibited engraved portraits after a number of painters.
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, mid 18th century
NPG D38875
by Edward Fisher, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, circa 1750-1775
NPG D37887
by Edward Fisher, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, circa 1750-1775
NPG D4695
by Edward Fisher, after Benjamin Wilson
mezzotint, 1750s-1770s
NPG D588
by Edward Fisher, after Benjamin Wilson
mezzotint, 1750s-1770s
NPG D589
by Edward Fisher, after Benjamin Wilson
mezzotint, 1750s-1770s
NPG D590
Elizabeth Percy (née Seymour), Duchess of Northumberland
by and printed for Edward Fisher, and printed for John Bowles, and Carington Bowles, and Thomas Jefferys, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1757-1759)
NPG D39320
Elizabeth Percy (née Seymour), Duchess of Northumberland
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1757-1759)
NPG D39321
by Edward Fisher, published by John Ryall, after Thomas Stokes
mezzotint, 1758-1782
NPG D37095
by Edward Fisher, printed for John Spilsbury, after Jean Baptiste van Loo
mezzotint, 1758 (1740)
NPG D2075
by Edward Fisher, after Jean Baptiste van Loo
mezzotint, 1758 (1740)
NPG D18866
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1759)
NPG D38226
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1759)
NPG D38227
by Edward Fisher, published by Thomas Ewart, published by Robert Sayer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 17 July 1759
NPG D1951
by Edward Fisher, printed for Robert Sayer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1760)
NPG D21363
by Edward Fisher, after Jonathan Richardson
mezzotint, circa 1760-1785
NPG D27619
David Garrick ('Garrick between Comedy and Tragedy')
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint printed in colours, (1760-1761)
NPG D34376
David Garrick ('Reddere Personae scit convenientia cuique')
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1760-1761)
NPG D34383
Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel
by Edward Fisher, published by Robert Sayer, and John Bowles, and Carington Bowles, and Henry Parker, and Elizabeth Bakewell, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1760 (1759)
NPG D36846
John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier
by and sold by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1760)
NPG D37335
Henry Pleydell Dawnay, 3rd Viscount Downe
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1760)
NPG D1786
Henry Pleydell Dawnay, 3rd Viscount Downe
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1760)
NPG D1787
by Edward Fisher, printed for Robert Sayer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1760)
NPG D2980
by Edward Fisher, after Nathaniel Hone
mezzotint, (circa 1760)
NPG D3074
by Edward Fisher, after Nathaniel Hone
mezzotint, (circa 1760)
NPG D3075
by Edward Fisher, after Nathaniel Hone
mezzotint, (circa 1760)
NPG D3076
Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel
by Edward Fisher, published by John Bowles, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1760 (1759)
NPG D3407
by Edward Fisher, published by John Spilsbury, after Jonathan Richardson
mezzotint, circa 1760-1785
NPG D19806
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1760s (1761)
NPG D36849
George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1761 (1760)
NPG D39072
George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1761 (1760)
NPG D39073
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1760s (1761)
NPG D40830
'Ladies Amabel and Mary Jemima Yorke'
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1762 (1760)
NPG D36261
Hugh Percy (né Smithson), 1st Duke of Northumberland
by and sold by Edward Fisher, and sold by Thomas Jefferys, and sold by Carington Bowles, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1762)
NPG D38798
George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1762?
NPG D335
Hugh Percy (né Smithson), 1st Duke of Northumberland
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, circa 1762-1766
NPG D3740
Catherine Trapaud (née Plaistow)
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1762
NPG D4495
Catherine Trapaud (née Plaistow)
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1762
NPG D4496
George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1762?
NPG D7197
by Edward Fisher, after Francis Cotes
mezzotint, published 1763
NPG D9091
by and published by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1763-1765)
NPG D37249
by and published by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1763-1765)
NPG D37250
by Edward Fisher, after Francis Cotes
mezzotint, published 1763
NPG D40050
by Edward Fisher, after Francis Cotes
mezzotint, published 1763
NPG D40051
by Edward Fisher, after Francis Cotes
mezzotint, published 1763
NPG D40052
by Edward Fisher, after Francis Cotes
mezzotint, published 1763
NPG D4137
Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1763
NPG D815
Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1765 (1763)
NPG D9193
Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1765 (1763)
NPG D9408
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1765 (1758)
NPG D35534
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1765 (1758)
NPG D35535
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1765 (1758)
NPG D2598
Christian VII, King of Denmark and Norway
possibly by Edward Fisher, probably after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
mezzotint, circa 1765-1785
NPG D19130
Lady Sarah Napier (née Lennox, formerly Bunbury) when Lady Sarah Bunbury
by and published by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 8 November 1766 (1762)
NPG D38469
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1767 or after (1763-1764)
NPG D35976
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1767 or after (1763-1764)
NPG D35977
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1767 or after (1763-1764)
NPG D3084
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1767)
NPG D550
by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1767)
NPG D551
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