John Chapman
(active 1792-1823), EngraverArtist associated with 53 portraits
One of the most gifted stipple engravers of the late eighteenth century, relatively little is known of the life of John Chapman. He is thought to have been mostly self-taught. During his career, Chapman engraved exceptional allegorical subjects after the designs of J. Smith and Raphael Corbould. He worked closely with Thomas Macklin on his Shakespeare series; almost half of the engravings bear his name.
King William I ('the Conqueror')
by John Chapman, after Crystall
stipple and line engraving, possibly 18th century
NPG D23602
by John Chapman
stipple engraving, late 18th to early 19th century
NPG D26916
by John Chapman, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, late 18th-early 19th century
NPG D29927
by John Chapman
etching, late 18th-early 19th century
NPG D34577
by John Chapman, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1796
NPG D31364
by John Chapman, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1796
NPG D8781
by John Chapman, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1796
NPG D8782
by John Chapman, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1796
NPG D8783
by John Chapman, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving printed in colours, published 1796
NPG D13555
by John Chapman
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1796
NPG D14736
Lady Christian Henrietta Caroline ('Harriet') Acland (née Fox, Fox-Strangways)
by John Chapman
stipple engraving, published 1 February 1796
NPG D15129
Maximilian de Bethune, duc de Sully
by John Chapman
stipple engraving, published 1797
NPG D26226
by John Chapman, after Samuel Drummond
stipple engraving, published 1797
NPG D3487
by John Chapman, after Samuel Drummond
stipple engraving, published 1797
NPG D3488
by John Chapman, after Samuel Drummond
stipple engraving, published 1797
NPG D3489
by John Chapman, published by Henry Delahoy Symonds
stipple, published 1 November 1797
NPG D15638
by John Chapman, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1798
NPG D27406
by John Chapman, after Sir Robert Strange
stipple engraving, published 1798 (1745)
NPG D10742
by John Chapman, after Sir Robert Strange
stipple engraving, published 1798 (1745)
NPG D10743
by John Chapman, published by John Wilkes
stipple engraving printed in colours, published 19 April 1798
NPG D42241
by John Chapman, published by John Wilkes
stipple engraving printed in colours, published 19 April 1798
NPG D42242
Anna Letitia Barbauld (née Aikin)
by John Chapman, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1798
NPG D4457
by John Chapman, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
stipple engraving, published 1798 (1718)
NPG D7432
by John Chapman, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1798
NPG D7842
by John Chapman, published by John Wilkes
stipple engraving printed in colours, published 13 December 1798
NPG D13258
by John Chapman, published by John Wilkes, after Agostino Carlini
stipple engraving, published 19 April 1798
NPG D14113
by John Chapman, published by John Wilkes
stipple engraving printed in colours, published 13 December 1798
NPG D14203
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban
by John Chapman, published by John Wilkes
stipple engraving printed in colours, published 10 February 1798
NPG D16255
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban
by John Chapman, published by John Wilkes
stipple engraving printed in colours, published 10 February 1798
NPG D16254
by John Chapman, published by Vernor & Hood
stipple engraving, published 1 March 1799
NPG D14659
by John Chapman, after Johann Kerseboom
stipple engraving, published 1800
NPG D10729
Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel
by John Chapman, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 1800
NPG D3486
King William IV when Duke of Clarence
by John Chapman, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1800
NPG D4425
by John Chapman
stipple engraving, published 1 September 1800
NPG D5904
Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon
by John Chapman
stipple engraving, circa 1800-1823
NPG D15240
by John Chapman, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1 March 1801
NPG D1143
by John Chapman, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1 March 1801
NPG D14290
by John Chapman, published by John Wilkes, after William Alexander
stipple engraving, published 25 July 1801 (1791)
NPG D15355
Pierre André de Suffren de Saint-Tropez
by John Chapman
stipple engraving, published 1 April 1801
NPG D16130
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
by John Chapman, published by John Wilkes
stipple engraving printed in colours, published 1801
NPG D16656
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
by John Chapman, published by John Wilkes
stipple engraving printed in colours, published 1801
NPG D16657
by John Chapman
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1802
NPG D15157
by John Chapman, published by John Wilkes
stipple engraving printed in colours, published 1 July 1804
NPG D10647
by John Chapman, published by John Wilkes
stipple engraving printed in colours, published 1 July 1804
NPG D10648
by John Chapman, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1804
NPG D2268
François II (Francis II), King of France
by John Chapman
hand-coloured stipple engraving, published 1805
NPG D25046
by John Chapman, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving printed in colours, published 1805
NPG D17869
by John Chapman, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
stipple engraving, published 1809
NPG D31191
by John Chapman, published by Jones and Adlard
stipple engraving printed in colours, published 1 August 1812
NPG D14057
Catherine II, Empress of Russia
by John Chapman, after François Bonneville
stipple engraving printed in colours, published 1826
NPG D14310
by John Chapman, after Samuel Drummond
stipple engraving, published 1796
NPG D17999
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