Silvester (Sylvester) Harding
(1745-1809), Artist; publisherArtist associated with 221 portraits
Sylvester Harding was a miniaturist and engraver, born in Newcastle-under-Lyme and sent to London to an apprenticeship with a hairdresser as a boy. He ran away at the age of fourteen and spent several years in a company of strolling players before embarking upon a successful career as a miniature painter in 1775. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1777 to 1787. Harding also collaborated on illustrated publications with his brother, a librarian, and his son, an engraver. Published works by Harding include Illustrations from Shakespeare, The Biographical Mirror and Memoirs of Count de Grammont.
by Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, published by Edward Harding
stipple engraving, published 1790
NPG D24050
Unknown woman engraved as Jane Shore
by Francesco Bartolozzi, published by Edward Harding, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding
stipple engraving, published 1 May 1790
NPG D24103
by and published by John Jones, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding
mezzotint and stipple engraving, published 10 March 1790
NPG D24336
by Silvester (Sylvester) Harding
stipple engraving, published 1790
NPG D28074
by William Nelson Gardiner, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding
stipple engraving, published 1790
NPG D28075
by William Nelson Gardiner, published by Edward Harding, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1790
NPG D33817
Unknown sitter engraved as King Henry VII when Earl of Richmond
by James Parker, published by Edward Harding, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1 November 1790
NPG D9416
Unknown sitter engraved as King Henry VII when Earl of Richmond
by James Parker, published by Edward Harding, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1 November 1790
NPG D9417
by William Nelson Gardiner, published by Edward Harding, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding
stipple and line engraving, published 27 May 1790
NPG D35557
by Schenecker, published by Edward Harding, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding
stipple engraving, published 1791
NPG D23920
John Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury
by Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, published by Edward Harding
stipple engraving, published 10 September 1791
NPG D23928
by Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, published by Edward Harding
stipple engraving, published 1791
NPG D25374
by Charles Knight, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding
stipple engraving, published 1791
NPG D9475
John Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury
by Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, published by Edward Harding
stipple engraving, published 10 September 1791
NPG D40024
by Charles Knight, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding
stipple engraving, 1792
NPG D23730
by Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, published by E. & S. Harding
stipple engraving, published 1 September 1792
NPG D23752
by Schenecker, published by Edward Harding, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding
stipple engraving, published 1792
NPG D23777
Thomas Holland, Duke of Surrey
by Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, published by Edward Harding
stipple engraving, published 1792
NPG D23923
Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
by R. Clamp, published by Edward Harding, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding
stipple engraving, published 1792
NPG D23926
by R. Clamp, published by E. & S. Harding, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding
stipple engraving, published 17 December 1792
NPG D24864
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Mr.E.P.Daly
17 April 2018, 17:27
Sylvester Harding painted DavidMurray,7th Viscount Stormont around 1790-91, who would later become 2nd Earl Mansfield. Amongst his many titles Lord Stormont was Chief Justice General of Scotland and a Knight of the Thistle. He was also the uncle of Dido Elizabeth Belle as his cousin was also an aristocrat by the name of Sir John Lindsay KB,Prince of Arcot, Dido's father.
They were both the nephews of William Murray,Lord Mansfield and Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales. His seat was at Kenwood House, Hampstead, then in Middlesex where Lord Stormont was a regular visitor. Dido was raised there with her cousin Elizabeth Mary Murray who was Lord Stormont's daughter from an earlier marriage.