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William Say

(1768-1834), Mezzotint engraver

Sitter in 1 portrait
Artist associated with 261 portraits
Say went to London in 1788 and studied under engraver and painter James Ward. In 1807, he engraved William Beechey's portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, to whom he was then appointed engraver. Over his lifetime, Say produced a total of 335 plates, which included works after old masters as well as contemporary artists. In around 1819, he produced the first ever mezzotint engraving on steel. Say's son Frederic Richard Say was a successful portrait painter.

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John Blades, by William Say, after Sir William Beechey - NPG D713

John Blades

by William Say, after Sir William Beechey
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D713

George Lister, by William Say, after William Artaud - NPG D8146

George Lister

by William Say, after William Artaud
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D8146

Thomas James Warren-Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley, by William Say, after Sir William Beechey - NPG D908

Thomas James Warren-Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley

by William Say, after Sir William Beechey
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D908

Henry Martyn, by William Say, after Thomas Hickey - NPG D12035

Henry Martyn

by William Say, after Thomas Hickey
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D12035

'A November day on Dartmoor', by William Say - NPG D11304

'A November day on Dartmoor'

by William Say
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11304

Dog, by William Say - NPG D11305

Dog

by William Say
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11305

'Juliet', by William Say - NPG D11307

'Juliet'

by William Say
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11307

Sir James Affleck, Bt, by William Say, after Henry William Pickersgill - NPG D11309

Sir James Affleck, Bt

by William Say, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11309

Detail from Pierre de Bocosel de Chatelard or Chastelard playing the lute to Mary, Queen of Scots, by William Say, after Henri Jean-Baptiste Victoire Fradelle - NPG D11323

Detail from Pierre de Bocosel de Chatelard or Chastelard playing the lute to Mary, Queen of Scots

by William Say, after Henri Jean-Baptiste Victoire Fradelle
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11323

George Douglas, by William Say, published by Edward Orme, after Caroline Lucy Douglas - NPG D11329

George Douglas

by William Say, published by Edward Orme, after Caroline Lucy Douglas
mezzotint heightened with white, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11329

John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland, by and published by William Say, after Octavius Oakley - NPG D11330

John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland

by and published by William Say, after Octavius Oakley
mezzotint heightened with white bodycolour, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11330

'Dorothea', by William Say - NPG D11333

'Dorothea'

by William Say
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11333

'Petrach', by William Say - NPG D11334

'Petrach'

by William Say
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11334

'Head', by William Say, after Rembrandt - NPG D11336

'Head'

by William Say, after Rembrandt
lithograph, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11336

Detail from the Sistine Madonna, by William Say, after Raphael (Raffaello Santi) - NPG D11340

Detail from the Sistine Madonna

by William Say, after Raphael (Raffaello Santi)
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834 (circa 1512-1514)
NPG D11340

Detail from the Sistine Madonna, by William Say, after Raphael (Raffaello Santi) - NPG D11341

Detail from the Sistine Madonna

by William Say, after Raphael (Raffaello Santi)
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834 (circa 1512-1514)
NPG D11341

Detail from the Sistine Madonna, by William Say, after Raphael (Raffaello Santi) - NPG D11342

Detail from the Sistine Madonna

by William Say, after Raphael (Raffaello Santi)
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834 (circa 1512-1514)
NPG D11342

Daniel O'Connell, by William Say, probably after James Arthur O'Connor - NPG D11345

Daniel O'Connell

by William Say, probably after James Arthur O'Connor
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11345

Prince Klemens Lothar Wenzel von Metternich, by William Say - NPG D11353

Prince Klemens Lothar Wenzel von Metternich

by William Say
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11353

Detail from the Sistine Madonna, by William Say, after Raphael (Raffaello Santi) - NPG D11355

Detail from the Sistine Madonna

by William Say, after Raphael (Raffaello Santi)
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11355

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