William Derby
(1786-1847), Watercolour and miniature painterSitter in 1 portrait
Artist associated with 133 portraits
William Derby studied drawing with the landscape painter Joseph Barber. He moved to London in 1808, where he painted portraits in oils and watercolour, and miniatures. In 1825, he took over the copying of images for Edmund Lodge's Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain from William Hilton; these were completed in 1834. Derby was commissioned by the Earl of Derby to make a series of watercolour drawings of the portraits of his ancestors from the reign of Henry VII onward, which were scattered around the country. William Derby exhibited many paintings, mainly portraits, at the Royal Academy between 1811 and 1837, and also exhibited at the Society of British Artists.
by James Thomson (Thompson), published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple and line engraving, published 1 June 1828
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Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset
by John Henry Robinson, published by William Derby, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, published 1 June 1828
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John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu
by William Finden, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
stipple engraving, published 20 December 1828
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by Thomas Anthony Dean, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1828 (circa 1546)
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Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll
by John Henry Robinson, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby
stipple and line engraving, published 1 January 1828
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by William Thomas Fry, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
stipple engraving, published 1 January 1829 (1720)
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George Bridges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney
by John Henry Robinson, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple and line engraving, published 1 January 1829 (1756-1759)
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Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough
by William Thomas Fry, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Michael Dahl
stipple engraving, published 1 January 1829 (1708)
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John Manners, Marquess of Granby
by John Henry Robinson, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple and line engraving, published 1 January 1829 (circa 1770-1773)
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John Manners, Marquess of Granby
by John Henry Robinson, after William Derby, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple and line engraving, published 1829 (circa 1770-1773)
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Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset
by William Holl Sr, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
stipple and line engraving, published 1 June 1829
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by W.T. Mote, after William Derby, after Allan Ramsay
stipple engraving, published 1831
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George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield
by John Henry Robinson, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple and line engraving, published 1 July 1831 (1787)
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by Samuel Freeman, published by Page & Son, after William Derby
stipple engraving, published 1 February 1831
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Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood
by John Henry Robinson, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 1 January 1831 (1783)
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Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton
by William Holl Sr, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Jean Baptiste van Loo
stipple engraving, published 1 January 1831
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Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury
by John Cochran, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
stipple engraving, published 1 January 1831
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William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
by William Holl Sr, after William Derby, after William Hoare
stipple engraving, published 1832
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by John Cochran, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 1 January 1832 (1767-1769)
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William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne
by John Henry Robinson, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 1 January 1832 (1766)
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