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Joseph Grozer

(circa 1755-1798), Mezzotint engraver

Artist associated with 27 portraits
Joseph Grozer was an engraver in mezzotint, and executed many plates after Sir Joshua Reynolds, George Romney, and others. Among his earliest known engravings were The Young Shepherdess (1784) and The Theory of Design (1785), both after Reynolds. Grozer published some of his own prints from his residence near Leicester Square. His later mezzotint engravings include the Viscount and Viscountess of Duncannon, after Reynolds, and the Duke and Duchess of York, after Henry Singleton. Grozer also worked occasionally in stipple, among these engravings being The Age of Innocence after Reynolds, and Sergeant Daniel McLeod, after W. R. Bigg.

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probably William Ward, by Joseph Grozer, after Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D31913

probably William Ward

by Joseph Grozer, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, late 18th century
NPG D31913

probably William Ward, by Joseph Grozer, after Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D31914

probably William Ward

by Joseph Grozer, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, late 18th century
NPG D31914

Colonel Butler, by Joseph Grozer, after George Romney - NPG D938

Colonel Butler

by Joseph Grozer, after George Romney
mezzotint, late 18th century
NPG D938

Thomas Richmond Gale Braddyll, by Joseph Grozer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D32061

Thomas Richmond Gale Braddyll

by Joseph Grozer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1785 (1783)
NPG D32061

Thomas Richmond Gale Braddyll, by Joseph Grozer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D32062

Thomas Richmond Gale Braddyll

by Joseph Grozer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1785 (1783)
NPG D32062

Henrietta Frances ('Harriet') Ponsonby (née Spencer), Countess of Bessborough, by Joseph Grozer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D31727

Henrietta Frances ('Harriet') Ponsonby (née Spencer), Countess of Bessborough

by Joseph Grozer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1786
NPG D31727

George Byng, by Joseph Grozer, after John Downman - NPG D32512

George Byng

by Joseph Grozer, after John Downman
mezzotint, published 1786
NPG D32512

George Byng, by Joseph Grozer, after John Downman - NPG D32513

George Byng

by Joseph Grozer, after John Downman
mezzotint, published 1786
NPG D32513

William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam, by Joseph Grozer, published by William Austin, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D36961

William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam

by Joseph Grozer, published by William Austin, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1786
NPG D36961

Mrs Seaforth ('A Lady and Child'), by Joseph Grozer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D38099

Mrs Seaforth ('A Lady and Child')

by Joseph Grozer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1786-1787)
NPG D38099

Mrs Seaforth ('A Lady and Child'), by Joseph Grozer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D40623

Mrs Seaforth ('A Lady and Child')

by Joseph Grozer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1786-1787)
NPG D40623

William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam, by Joseph Grozer, published by William Austin, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D17894

William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam

by Joseph Grozer, published by William Austin, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1786
NPG D17894

Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough, by Joseph Grozer, published by William Austin, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D15273

Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough

by Joseph Grozer, published by William Austin, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 31 March 1786 (1785)
NPG D15273

William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam, by Joseph Grozer, published by William Austin, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D15497

William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam

by Joseph Grozer, published by William Austin, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 31 March 1786
NPG D15497

Mrs Seaforth ('A Lady and Child'), by Joseph Grozer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D40624

Mrs Seaforth ('A Lady and Child')

by Joseph Grozer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 10 May 1787 (1786-1787)
NPG D40624

Ann Yearsley, by Joseph Grozer, after Sarah Shiells - NPG D4452

Ann Yearsley

by Joseph Grozer, after Sarah Shiells
mezzotint, published 1787
NPG D4452

Tom Johnson (Thomas Jackling); Isaac Perrins, by Joseph Grozer, published by William Richardson, after Conrad Martin Metz - NPG D36542

Tom Johnson (Thomas Jackling); Isaac Perrins

by Joseph Grozer, published by William Richardson, after Conrad Martin Metz
soft-ground etching, published 5 November 1789
NPG D36542

John ('Fish') Craufurd, by Joseph Grozer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D1570

John ('Fish') Craufurd

by Joseph Grozer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1789)
NPG D1570

Tryphosa Jane Wallis (later Campbell), by Joseph Grozer, after John Graham - NPG D7774

Tryphosa Jane Wallis (later Campbell)

by Joseph Grozer, after John Graham
mezzotint, 1790s
NPG D7774

Lady Frances Cole (née Harris), by Joseph Grozer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D35519

Lady Frances Cole (née Harris)

by Joseph Grozer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1791 (1789)
NPG D35519

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