Jonathan Spilsbury
(baptised 1737-1812), Printmaker and portrait painterArtist associated with 52 portraits
Jonathan Spilsbury was the elder brother of printmaker John Spilsbury, and the brothers' careers were closely connected. From 1750 to 1757, Spilsbury was apprenticed to his cousin George Spilsbury of Birmingham. He then moved to London where he established himself as a painter of portraits in oils, watercolour and chalk, and as a printmaker. Spilsbury worked chiefly in mezzotint but also used etching, dry point and stipple techniques. He exhibited three works at the Society of Artists between 1763 and 1771, and thirteen paintings at the Royal Academy between 1776 and 1784. From 1763 until 1769, he worked from his brother John's shop in Covent Garden; his brother frequently acted as his publisher.
by Jonathan Spilsbury, after Angelica Kauffmann
mezzotint, (1767)
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by Jonathan Spilsbury, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, 1768
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by Jonathan Spilsbury, after Mason Chamberlin
mezzotint, published 1768
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by Jonathan Spilsbury, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1768
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Elizabeth Kerr (née Fortescue), Marchioness of Lothian
by Jonathan Spilsbury, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 10 April 1770 (circa 1769)
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by Jonathan Spilsbury, after John Russell
mezzotint, published 1770
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by Jonathan Spilsbury, after John Russell
mezzotint, published 1770
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by Jonathan Spilsbury, after John Russell
mezzotint, published 1770
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by Jonathan Spilsbury, after Joseph Samuel Webster
mezzotint, late 18th century
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by Jonathan Spilsbury
mezzotint, late 18th century
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by Jonathan Spilsbury, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1770 (1756)
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by Jonathan Spilsbury, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1770 (1756)
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by Jonathan Spilsbury, after Joseph Samuel Webster
mezzotint, late 18th century
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by Jonathan Spilsbury
mezzotint, published 1771
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by Jonathan Spilsbury
mezzotint, published 1771
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by Jonathan Spilsbury, published by J. West, after Abraham Louis Brandt
mezzotint, published 10 December 1771
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by Jonathan Spilsbury, published by Carington Bowles, after John Russell
mezzotint, published 1 January 1772
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by Jonathan Spilsbury, after Benjamin Killingbeck
mezzotint, published 1773 or 1781
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by Jonathan Spilsbury, after Mary Grace
mezzotint, late 18th century
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by Jonathan Spilsbury, after John Downman
mezzotint, published 1779
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Related People
- John Spilsbury (brother)
- (Rebecca) Maria Ann ('Mary') Spilsbury (later Taylor) (daughter)
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