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Gerard Vandergucht

(1696 or 1697-1776), Engraver and art dealer

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Artist associated with 29 portraits
Gerard Van der Gucht, engraver and art dealer, was the son of the engraver Michael Van der Gucht. Taught to engrave by his father, he studied drawing under Louis Chéron and at the Great Queen Street Academy. He is credited with being the first English-born engraver to imitate successfully the French style of blending etching with engraving in order to combine the advantages of free drawing with engraved detail and tonal gradation. Van der Gucht worked for various printsellers and booksellers until his father's death in 1725, when he took over his business. For the next twenty-five years, he was a leading engraver and publisher of history prints, antiquities and decorative subjects.

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Colley Cibber, by Gerard Vandergucht, after  Jean Baptiste van Loo - NPG L269.B5.25

Colley Cibber

by Gerard Vandergucht, after Jean Baptiste van Loo
line engraving, published 1740
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B5.25

Sir John Fortescue, by Gerard Vandergucht - NPG D24046

Sir John Fortescue

by Gerard Vandergucht
line engraving, probably 18th century
NPG D24046

Oliver Cromwell, by Gerard Vandergucht, after  Samuel Cooper - NPG D28725

Oliver Cromwell

by Gerard Vandergucht, after Samuel Cooper
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D28725

Edward Lake, by Gerard Vandergucht - NPG D29593

Edward Lake

by Gerard Vandergucht
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D29593

Archibald Cockburn, by Gerard Vandergucht - NPG D27487

Archibald Cockburn

by Gerard Vandergucht
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D27487

Archibald Cockburn, by Gerard Vandergucht - NPG D27488

Archibald Cockburn

by Gerard Vandergucht
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D27488

Jeremy Collier, by Gerard Vandergucht - NPG D31493

Jeremy Collier

by Gerard Vandergucht
line engraving, published 1708
NPG D31493

Jeremy Collier, by Gerard Vandergucht - NPG D31494

Jeremy Collier

by Gerard Vandergucht
line engraving, published 1708
NPG D31494

John Hughes, by Gerard Vandergucht, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D3284

John Hughes

by Gerard Vandergucht, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, (1718)
NPG D3284

Sir Leoline Jenkins, by Gerard Vandergucht, after  Herbert Tuer - NPG D29803

Sir Leoline Jenkins

by Gerard Vandergucht, after Herbert Tuer
line engraving, published 1724
NPG D29803

Simon Patrick, by Gerard Vandergucht, possibly after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D30909

Simon Patrick

by Gerard Vandergucht, possibly after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 1727
NPG D30909

Simon Patrick, by Gerard Vandergucht, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D15158

Simon Patrick

by Gerard Vandergucht, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 1727
NPG D15158

John Bernardi, by Gerard Vandergucht, after  William Cooper - NPG D27595

John Bernardi

by Gerard Vandergucht, after William Cooper
line engraving, published 1729
NPG D27595

William Shakespeare, by Gerard Vandergucht - NPG D25485

William Shakespeare

by Gerard Vandergucht
line engraving, probably mid 18th century
NPG D25485

James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby, by Gerard Vandergucht, after  Hamlet Winstanley - NPG D18802

James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby

by Gerard Vandergucht, after Hamlet Winstanley
etching, 1734
NPG D18802

John Hughes, by Gerard Vandergucht, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D27578

John Hughes

by Gerard Vandergucht, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, published 1735 (1718)
NPG D27578

Benjamin Newton, by Gerard Vandergucht - NPG D27479

Benjamin Newton

by Gerard Vandergucht
line engraving, published 1736
NPG D27479

John Barber, by Gerard Vandergucht, after  Bartholomew Dandridge - NPG D23506

John Barber

by Gerard Vandergucht, after Bartholomew Dandridge
line engraving, (1737)
NPG D23506

Arthur Johnston, by Gerard Vandergucht, after  John Michael Rysbrack - NPG D27835

Arthur Johnston

by Gerard Vandergucht, after John Michael Rysbrack
line engraving, 1740
NPG D27835

Nicholas Saunderson, by Gerard Vandergucht, after  John Vanderbank - NPG D33974

Nicholas Saunderson

by Gerard Vandergucht, after John Vanderbank
line engraving, published 1740 (1718)
NPG D33974

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peter griffiths

09 January 2019, 20:59

Gerard Vandergucht was the 2cnd Great Grandfather of Arthur Willett 1857-1918 British watercolour Artist,Arthurs Father and Grandfather were also involved in art as Picture dealers and carvers and gilders