Jonathan Spilsbury
(baptised 1737-1812), Printmaker and portrait painterArtist associated with 52 portraits
Jonathan Spilsbury was the elder brother of printmaker John Spilsbury, and the brothers' careers were closely connected. From 1750 to 1757, Spilsbury was apprenticed to his cousin George Spilsbury of Birmingham. He then moved to London where he established himself as a painter of portraits in oils, watercolour and chalk, and as a printmaker. Spilsbury worked chiefly in mezzotint but also used etching, dry point and stipple techniques. He exhibited three works at the Society of Artists between 1763 and 1771, and thirteen paintings at the Royal Academy between 1776 and 1784. From 1763 until 1769, he worked from his brother John's shop in Covent Garden; his brother frequently acted as his publisher.
by Jonathan Spilsbury, after Thomas Sadler, published by Robert Sayer
mezzotint, (1685)
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by Jonathan Spilsbury, published by Thomas Kitchin, after Thomas Sadler
mezzotint, (1685)
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William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
by Jonathan Spilsbury, after William Hoare
mezzotint, (circa 1754)
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by Jonathan Spilsbury, published by Thomas Jefferys
mezzotint, published 1759
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by Jonathan Spilsbury, published by John Ryall, after R. Murray
mezzotint, circa 1760-1780
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by Jonathan Spilsbury, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1761?)
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Giuseppe Filippo Liberati ('Joseph') Marchi
by Jonathan Spilsbury, published by John Boydell, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1761 (1753)
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Giuseppe Filippo Liberati ('Joseph') Marchi
by Jonathan Spilsbury, published by John Boydell, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1761 (1753)
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Giuseppe Filippo Liberati ('Joseph') Marchi
by Jonathan Spilsbury, published by John Boydell, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1761 (1753)
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by Jonathan Spilsbury, after John Riley
mezzotint, published 1763
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Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle
by Jonathan Spilsbury, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1763
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by Jonathan Spilsbury, after John Riley
mezzotint, published 1763
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Mary (née Leslie), Countess of Portmore
by Jonathan Spilsbury, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1764)
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Catharine Macaulay (née Sawbridge)
by Jonathan Spilsbury, published by John Spilsbury, after Katharine Read
mezzotint, published September 1764
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Catharine Macaulay (née Sawbridge)
by Jonathan Spilsbury, published by John Spilsbury, after Katharine Read
mezzotint, published September 1764
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Catharine Macaulay (née Sawbridge)
by Jonathan Spilsbury, after Katharine Read
mezzotint, published 1764
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Catharine Macaulay (née Sawbridge)
by Jonathan Spilsbury, after Katharine Read
mezzotint, published September 1764
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Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
by Jonathan Spilsbury, after William Hoare
mezzotint, published 1766
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by and published by Jonathan Spilsbury, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
mezzotint, published 3 February 1766 (circa 1632-1635)
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by and published by Jonathan Spilsbury
mezzotint, published 1 December 1766
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Related People
- John Spilsbury (brother)
- (Rebecca) Maria Ann ('Mary') Spilsbury (later Taylor) (daughter)
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