William Ridley
(1764-1838), Stipple engraverArtist associated with 126 portraits
William Ridley worked as an illustrator for a variety of magazines. He engraved over 400 portraits after artists including Beechey, Gainsborough, Lawrence, Opie, Raeburn and Reynolds.
Edward Anthony Rock as Murdoch Delaney in Macready's 'The Irishman in London'
by William Ridley, published by Vernor & Hood, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 31 May 1805
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.48
by William Ridley, published by Charles Cooke
stipple engraving, late 18th century
NPG D23759
by William Ridley, published by Charles Cooke
stipple engraving, 1790s-1800s
NPG D6800
by William Ridley
stipple engraving, 1790s-1800s
NPG D6801
by William Ridley, published by and after Edward Harding
stipple engraving, published 1791
NPG D8296
by William Ridley, after Edward Harding
stipple engraving, published 1791
NPG D8297
by William Ridley, published by Bellamy and Robarts, after Thomas Beach
stipple engraving, published 1791
NPG D13241
by William Ridley, after Henry Edridge
stipple engraving, published March 1792
NPG D2979
by William Ridley, published by Charles Cooke
stipple engraving, published 23 November 1793
NPG D23746
by William Ridley, after John Edmond Halpin (Halpen)
stipple engraving, published 1794
NPG D5185
by William Ridley, published by John Parsons, after John Edmond Halpin (Halpen)
stipple engraving, published May 1794
NPG D5186
by William Ridley
stipple engraving, published circa 1794
NPG D15640
by William Ridley, published by Charles Cooke
stipple engraving, published 23 May 1795
NPG D19166
by William Ridley, after Henry Edridge
stipple engraving, published 1796
NPG D8356
by William Ridley
stipple engraving, published 1796
NPG D2080
by William Ridley, published by Thomas Bellamy, after John Opie
stipple engraving, published 1 February 1796
NPG D2787
by William Ridley, after Sir William Beechey
stipple engraving, published 1796
NPG D5171
by William Ridley, published by Thomas Bellamy, after Sir William Beechey
stipple engraving, published 1 March 1796
NPG D5172
by William Ridley
stipple engraving, published 1796
NPG D13658
by William Ridley, published by Thomas Bellamy, after Sir William Beechey
stipple engraving, published 1 March 1796
NPG D14096
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Stuart M. Frank, Ph.D.
21 May 2018, 17:17
“FOX. Engraved by W. Ridley, from an Original Drawing by W.H. Brown, To face Cormick, Vol. 3, p. 43. Printed for C. Cooke, 17 Paternoster Row. Jany 16. 1796.” From C.M. Cormick, The History of England, from the Death of George the Second to the Peace of 1783 (London: C. Cooke, [1796]), Vol. 3.
“Right. Honble Charles James. Fox. Painted by Drummond. Engraved by Ridley & Hall. Published by J. Aspurne at the Bible, Crown & Constitution, Cornhill Novr 1 1806.” From European Magazine [1806]