Henry William Pickersgill
(1782-1875), Portrait painterSitter in 7 portraits
Artist associated with 109 portraits
Having worked initially in the silk trade, Henry Pickersgill enrolled at the Royal Academy schools in 1805 and began exhibiting there the following year. Pickersgill was for over sixty years a constant and prolific exhibitor at the Royal Academy, where nearly four hundred of his paintings were shown. He was elected an associate in 1822 and a royal academician in 1826. During his long career, he painted nearly all of the most celebrated people of his time. In 1856, Pickersgill became librarian of the Royal Academy, and held the post until his death.
by Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas, circa 1818-1819
NPG 1495
by Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas, 1822
NPG 412
by Henry William Pickersgill
pencil, probably exhibited 1822
NPG 5701
by Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas
NPG 3796
by Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas
NPG 417
by Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas, feigned oval, engraved 1827
NPG 3807
by Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas, exhibited 1829
NPG 413
by Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas, feigned oval, 1830
NPG 411
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
by Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas, circa 1831
NPG 1277
Charles Manners Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury
by Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas, 1833
NPG 1987
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt
by Henry William Pickersgill
pencil, circa 1835
NPG 1386
by Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas, 1837
On display at Kensington Palace, London
NPG 5315
by Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas, circa 1845
NPG 938
by and after Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas, circa 1850
NPG 104
by William Ward, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, early 19th century
NPG D36691
by William Ward, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, early 19th century
NPG D36692
by William Ward, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, early 19th century
NPG D37205
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