Matthew William Peters
(1742-1814), Painter and Chaplain to the Prince RegentSitter in 1 portrait
Artist associated with 16 portraits
Painter; later Chaplain to the Prince Regent. He has shown himself at the age of 16 having his portrait painted by Robert West, his master at the Royal Dublin Society Schools. Peters became known for his portraits and his somewhat salacious images of women but he eventually gave up painting and entered the Church.
Robert West; Matthew William Peters
by Matthew William Peters
charcoal, 7 November 1758
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by Matthew William Peters
oil on canvas, 1775
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by John Dixon, after Matthew William Peters
mezzotint, 1767
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by John Raphael Smith, published by John Boydell, after Matthew William Peters
mezzotint, published 15 August 1776 (1775)
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by John Raphael Smith, published by John Boydell, after Matthew William Peters
mezzotint, published 15 August 1776 (1775)
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Harriet Mackenzie (née Powell), Countess of Seaforth
by John Raphael Smith, published by John Boydell, after Matthew William Peters
mezzotint, published 23 October 1776
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Harriet Mackenzie (née Powell), Countess of Seaforth
by John Raphael Smith, published by John Boydell, after Matthew William Peters
mezzotint, published 23 October 1776
NPG D4186
Harriet Mackenzie (née Powell), Countess of Seaforth
by John Raphael Smith, published by John Boydell, after Matthew William Peters
mezzotint, published 23 October 1776
NPG D4187
by James Watson, after Matthew William Peters
mezzotint, 1777 or after
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by and published by John Dean, after Matthew William Peters
mezzotint, published 6 August 1777
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by and published by William Dickinson, and published by Thomas Watson, after Matthew William Peters
mezzotint, published 12 November 1778
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by and published by William Dickinson, and published by Thomas Watson, after Matthew William Peters
mezzotint, published 12 November 1778
NPG D18431
Ann Cargill (née Brown) as Clara in 'The Duenna'
probably published by J. Walker, after Matthew William Peters
hand-coloured stipple engraving on silk, 1780?
NPG D21566
Mary Isabella Manners (née Somerset), Duchess of Rutland
by Richard Read, after Matthew William Peters
stipple engraving, circa 1780-1790
NPG D14718
by and published by John Young, after Matthew William Peters
mezzotint, published 15 May 1788
NPG D35856
by Joseph Thomson, after Matthew William Peters
line engraving, published 1796
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