Thomas Hardy
(1757-1804), Portrait painter and engraverArtist associated with 20 portraits
The portrait painter, Thomas Hardy, born in Derbyshire, entered the School of Painting at the Royal Academy in 1778 and exhibited at the Royal Academy (1778-98), including portraits of the musicians, Joseph Haydn, Johann Peter Salomon and Wilhelm Cramer. Hardy engraved some of his own work.
by Thomas Hardy
oil on canvas, before 1791
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after Thomas Hardy
oil on canvas, based on a work of 1792
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by Thomas Hardy
oil on canvas, 1794
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by Thomas Hardy, after Sir William Beechey
mezzotint, late 18th century
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Sir Richard Whitworth in camp at Winchester 1778
by Robert Laurie, after Thomas Hardy
mezzotint, circa 1788
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by Anker Smith, after Thomas Hardy
line engraving, published 1791
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by Anker Smith, after Thomas Hardy
line engraving, published 1791
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by and published by Thomas Hardy
mezzotint, published 12 June 1792
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by and published by Thomas Hardy
mezzotint, published 12 June 1792
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by Georg Siegmund Facius, or by Johann Gottlieb Facius, after Thomas Hardy
stipple engraving, published 1792
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by Georg Siegmund Facius, or by Johann Gottlieb Facius, after Thomas Hardy
stipple engraving, published 1792
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by and published by Thomas Hardy
mezzotint, published 4 December 1793
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by Thomas Hardy, published by Hugh Richards
mezzotint, published 1 March 1794
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by Thomas Hardy, published by John Bland
stipple engraving, published 6 June 1794 (1794)
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by Thomas Hardy
stipple engraving, published 1796
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by Thomas Hardy, published by F. Linley
stipple engraving, published 1 January 1796
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by Thomas Hardy, after Sir William Beechey
mezzotint, (1797)
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John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset
by Thomas Hardy, published by John Ginger, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 9 April 1799 (circa 1777-1778)
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John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset
by Thomas Hardy, published by John Ginger, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 9 April 1799 (circa 1777-1778)
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John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset
by Thomas Hardy, published by John Ginger, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 9 April 1799 (circa 1777-1778)
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