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William Greatbach

(1802-1885), Engraver and illustrator

Artist associated with 40 portraits
William Greatbach had a long career as a portrait and figure engraver, working, in particular, for the annuals that became popular from the 1820s onwards. He was first published in James's Naval History (1822) and went on to contribute to The Amulet (1828, 1831), The Anniversary (1829), S.G. Hall's Book of Gems (1836), Finden's Royal Gallery of British Art (1841), and Hall's Gems of European Art (1846). From 1849, he engraved regularly for The Art Journal, mostly rendering genre subjects by contemporary painters.

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Mary Upton (née Montagu), Viscountess Templetown; Henry Montagu Upton, 2nd Viscount Templetown, by William Greatbach, after Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D15657Mary Upton (née Montagu), Viscountess Templetown; Henry Montagu Upton, 2nd Viscount Templetown
by William Greatbach, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
NPG D15657
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, by William Greatbach, after William Salter - NPG D37602Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by William Greatbach, after William Salter
NPG D37602
'The Abbotsford family' (Sir Walter Scott, 1st Bt), by William Greatbach, published by George Virtue, after Sir David Wilkie - NPG D40615'The Abbotsford family' (Sir Walter Scott, 1st Bt)
by William Greatbach, published by George Virtue, after Sir David Wilkie
NPG D40615
Marie, Marquise de Sévigné (née de Rabutin-Chantal), by William Greatbach, after George Perfect Harding - NPG D4065Marie, Marquise de Sévigné (née de Rabutin-Chantal)
by William Greatbach, after George Perfect Harding
NPG D4065
William Harrison Ainsworth, by William Greatbach, after Richard James Lane - NPG D21947William Harrison Ainsworth
by William Greatbach, after Richard James Lane
NPG D21947
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford and Sir Philip Mainwaring, by William Greatbach, after Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D26604Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford and Sir Philip Mainwaring
by William Greatbach, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
NPG D26604
The Villiers Family, by William Greatbach, after George Perfect Harding - NPG D26130The Villiers Family
by William Greatbach, after George Perfect Harding
NPG D26130
Sir William Hoste, by William Greatbach - NPG D11180Sir William Hoste
by William Greatbach
NPG D11180
Mary Stuart (née Wortley Montagu), Countess of Bute, by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D21525Mary Stuart (née Wortley Montagu), Countess of Bute
by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
NPG D21525
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D35954Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood
by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
NPG D35954
Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Bt, by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after Sir William Beechey - NPG D39413Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Bt
by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after Sir William Beechey
NPG D39413
Cuthbert Collingwood, Baron Collingwood, by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after William Say - NPG D13845Cuthbert Collingwood, Baron Collingwood
by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after William Say
NPG D13845
Mary Stuart (née Wortley Montagu), Countess of Bute, by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D14131Mary Stuart (née Wortley Montagu), Countess of Bute
by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
NPG D14131
Unknown woman, called Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley - NPG D16265Unknown woman, called Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley
NPG D16265
Sir Nesbit Josiah Willoughby, by William Greatbach, after Thomas Barber - NPG D11236Sir Nesbit Josiah Willoughby
by William Greatbach, after Thomas Barber
NPG D11236
Sir Charles Brisbane, by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after James Northcote - NPG D14675Sir Charles Brisbane
by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after James Northcote
NPG D14675
Charles Mathews ('Studying four of his most celebrated Characters'), by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after George Henry Harlow - NPG D5227Charles Mathews ('Studying four of his most celebrated Characters')
by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after George Henry Harlow
NPG D5227
George Robert Gleig, by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after Eden Upton Eddis - NPG D14887George Robert Gleig
by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after Eden Upton Eddis
NPG D14887
Charles Morris, by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley - NPG D39045Charles Morris
by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley
NPG D39045
Mary Berry, by William Greatbach, drawn by George Perfect Harding, published by Richard Bentley, after Anne Seymour Damer (née Conway) - NPG D42589Mary Berry
by William Greatbach, drawn by George Perfect Harding, published by Richard Bentley, after Anne Seymour Damer (née Conway)
NPG D42589

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