Henry Graves
(1806-1892), Printseller and fine art publisherSitter in 3 portraits
Artist associated with 48 portraits
Henry Graves was initially employed at by the art dealer Samuel Woodburn, and later became manager of the print department of Messrs Hurst, Robinson & Co. When this firm failed in 1826, Graves purchased much of its print stock jointly with Francis Graham Moon and Thomas Boys. This new partnership became one of the three leading London printsellers, alongside Thomas McLean and Thomas Agnew, and by 1829 it was able to issue a substantial catalogue of engravings.
William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam
by Robert Bowyer Parkes, published by Henry Graves, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1865
NPG D15498
'Maternal Love' (Elizabeth Lamb (née Milbanke), Viscountess Melbourne with Peniston Lamb as a child)
by James Scott, published by Henry Graves, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1865 (1770-1771)
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by William Henry Egleton, published by Henry Graves, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1866 (1769)
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George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton
by George H. Every, published by Henry Graves, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1866 (1756)
NPG D14305
Lady Diana Beauclerk (née Spencer)
by George H. Every, published by Henry Graves, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1866 (1763-1765)
NPG D14617
Thomas Dawson, 1st Viscount Cremorne
by Arthur N. Sanders, published by Henry Graves, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1866 (1753-1754)
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by William Henry Egleton, published by Henry Graves, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1866 (1769)
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by George Salisbury Shury, published by Henry Graves, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1867 (1759-1761)
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Elizabeth Montagu (née Robinson)
by Robert Bowyer Parkes, published by Henry Graves, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1867 (1775)
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by James Scott, published by Henry Graves, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1868
NPG D14633
Mary Montagu, Duchess of Montagu
by James Scott, published by Henry Graves, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1869
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by Thomas Lewis Atkinson, published by Henry Graves, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1870
NPG D14661
by George H. Every, published by Henry Graves, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1870
NPG D14787
Anne Stanhope (née Thistlethwaite), Countess of Chesterfield
by James Scott, published by Henry Graves, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1870 (1777-1778)
NPG D15217
by George H. Every, published by Henry Graves, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1871 (circa 1780)
NPG D14194
George Kein Hayward Coussmaker
by James Scott, published by Henry Graves, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1874 (1782)
NPG D34172
George Bridges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney
by Richard Josey, published by Henry Graves, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1874
NPG D14244
George Kein Hayward Coussmaker
by James Scott, published by Henry Graves, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1874 (1782)
NPG D14405
Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
by James Scott, published by Henry Graves, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1874 (circa 1785)
NPG D15068
Harbord Harbord Suffield, 1st Baron Suffield
by Robert Bowyer Parkes, published by Henry Graves, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1875 (1773)
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Betty Elzea
07 October 2017, 18:40
I would date the Sandys portrait to about 1855.
M C Allred
01 June 2020, 03:30
There are more people in your collections that should be linked to Henry Graves. Robert Graves (1798-1873), Line engraver is his brother. Robert Grave (1768-1825), Printseller is his father. Henry Graves & Co (active 1844-1899), Publishers, was his company and should also be linked.