Henry Perronet Briggs
(1791-1844), Antiquary and subject painterArtist associated with 54 portraits
In 1811, Durham-born Briggs moved to London to train in the Royal Academy Schools. From 1813 he settled for a while in Cambridge, working as a portrait painter for the University colleges. Returning to London, Briggs forged a career as a historical painter, working in the style of Reynolds. For the final ten years of his life, however, he returned to portrait painting. From 1814 until his death, he exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy and at the British Institution.
James Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe
by Francis Holl, after Henry Perronet Briggs
stipple engraving, published 1836
NPG D4937
Anna Brownell Jameson (née Murphy)
by Richard James Lane, printed by Graf & Soret, after Henry Perronet Briggs
lithograph, 1836
NPG D21874
Charles Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham
by Maclure, Macdonald & Macgregor, after Henry Perronet Briggs
lithograph, (1837)
NPG D34154
by Charles Turner, after Henry Perronet Briggs
mezzotint, published 1838
NPG D20481
by and published by Charles Turner, after Henry Perronet Briggs
mezzotint, published 7 June 1838
NPG D21133
probably by Alfred Thomas Derby, possibly after Henry Perronet Briggs
pencil, pen and ink, circa 1839
NPG D23130
Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
by William Henry Mote, published by George Virtue, after Henry Perronet Briggs
stipple engraving, (1839)
NPG D35040
by George Raphael Ward, published by James Ryman, after Henry Perronet Briggs
mezzotint, published 15 December 1839 (exhibited 1838)
NPG D37429
by George Raphael Ward, after Henry Perronet Briggs
mezzotint, published 1839 (exhibited 1838)
NPG D37430
by Samuel Bellin, published by John Weale, after Henry Perronet Briggs
mezzotint, published 1839
NPG D4312
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Thomas Goff Lupton, published by Colnaghi and Puckle, after Henry Perronet Briggs
mezzotint, published 12 August 1840 (1840)
NPG D37596
by Edward Richard Whitfield, printed by Henry Perronet Briggs
engraving, 1840
NPG D37901
by Thomas Goff Lupton, after Henry Perronet Briggs
mezzotint, (1840)
NPG D40408
by Thomas Goff Lupton, after Henry Perronet Briggs
mezzotint, circa 1840s
NPG D40758
by Thomas Goff Lupton, after Henry Perronet Briggs
mezzotint, circa 1840s
NPG D40759
Charles George Perceval, 2nd Baron Arden
by Thomas Goff Lupton, after Henry Perronet Briggs
mezzotint, printed after 1840
NPG D7087
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by George Henry Phillips, after Henry Perronet Briggs
mezzotint, published 1840
NPG D13775
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by George Henry Phillips, published by Graves & Warmsley, after Henry Perronet Briggs
mezzotint, published 1 July 1841
NPG D37578
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by George Henry Phillips, published by Graves & Warmsley, after Henry Perronet Briggs
mezzotint, published 1 July 1841
NPG D37579
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Henry Thomas Ryall, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), published by Colnaghi and Puckle, after Henry Perronet Briggs
mezzotint, published 6 September 1841
NPG D37595
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