William Salter
(1804-1875), Portrait painterArtist associated with 93 portraits
Studied painting under Royal Academician James Northcote from 1822 to 1827. Following his training he travelled to Florence where, in 1831, he exhibited his Socrates before the Judges of the Areopagos. Success led to his election as a member of the Florentine Academy of Fine Arts and he held the office there of Professor of History until his return to England in 1833. He was a prolific portraitist, and many of his portraits served as preparatory works for his best-known work, The Waterloo Banquet at Apsley House (1839). He also painted religious, mythological, and historical subjects, exhibiting at the British Institution. He became a member of the Society of British Artists in 1846.
by William Salter
oil on canvas, 1848 or after
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by John Cochran, after William Salter
stipple engraving, early 19th century
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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by William Greatbach, after William Salter
line engraving, after 1813
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by William Barnard, after William Salter
mezzotint, published 1838
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by William Henry Simmons, after William Salter
mezzotint, (circa 1838)
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by William Barnard, published by Welch & Gwynne, after William Salter
mezzotint, published 26 March 1838
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by William Barnard, after William Salter
mezzotint, published 1838
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by Charles Edward Wagstaff, published by Sir Francis Graham Moon, 1st Bt, after William Salter
mixed-method engraving, published 1 August 1841 (1838)
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by Thomas Goff Lupton, published by James Wyatt & Son, after William Salter
mezzotint, published 6 May 1850
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by John Cochran, published by Thomas Boys, after William Salter
stipple engraving, published 1853
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Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and Lennox
by John Cochran, republished by Thomas Boys, republished by Ernest Gambart & Co, after William Salter
stipple engraving, republished 15 February 1853 (1834-1840)
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by John Cochran, republished by Thomas Boys, republished by Ernest Gambart & Co, after William Salter
stipple engraving, republished 15 February 1853 (1834-1840)
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by John Cochran, republished by Thomas Boys, republished by Ernest Gambart & Co, after William Salter
stipple and line engraving, republished 15 February 1853 (1834-1840)
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