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William Greatbach

(1802-1885), Engraver and illustrator

Artist associated with 40 portraits
William Greatbach had a long career as a portrait and figure engraver, working, in particular, for the annuals that became popular from the 1820s onwards. He was first published in James's Naval History (1822) and went on to contribute to The Amulet (1828, 1831), The Anniversary (1829), S.G. Hall's Book of Gems (1836), Finden's Royal Gallery of British Art (1841), and Hall's Gems of European Art (1846). From 1849, he engraved regularly for The Art Journal, mostly rendering genre subjects by contemporary painters.

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Sir Horace ('Horatio') Mann, 1st Bt, by William Greatbach, published by  Richard Bentley, after  John Astley - NPG D42620

Sir Horace ('Horatio') Mann, 1st Bt

by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after John Astley
line engraving, published 1840 (1752)
NPG D42620

Marian Hastings (née Anna Maria Apollonia Chapuset), by William Greatbach, published by  Richard Bentley, after  Ozias Humphry - NPG D10994

Marian Hastings (née Anna Maria Apollonia Chapuset)

by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after Ozias Humphry
line engraving, published 1841
NPG D10994

Marian Hastings (née Anna Maria Apollonia Chapuset), by William Greatbach, published by  Richard Bentley, after  Ozias Humphry - NPG D14885

Marian Hastings (née Anna Maria Apollonia Chapuset)

by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after Ozias Humphry
line engraving, published 1841
NPG D14885

William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, by William Greatbach, after  George Perfect Harding - NPG D39940

William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh

by William Greatbach, after George Perfect Harding
line engraving, published 1845
NPG D39940

Margaret Cavendish (née Lucas), Duchess of Newcastle upon Tyne, by William Greatbach, after  Abraham Diepenbeeck - NPG D5345

Margaret Cavendish (née Lucas), Duchess of Newcastle upon Tyne

by William Greatbach, after Abraham Diepenbeeck
stipple and line engraving, published 1846
NPG D5345

Margaret Cavendish (née Lucas), Duchess of Newcastle upon Tyne, by William Greatbach, after  Abraham Diepenbeeck - NPG D5346

Margaret Cavendish (née Lucas), Duchess of Newcastle upon Tyne

by William Greatbach, after Abraham Diepenbeeck
stipple and line engraving, published 1846
NPG D5346

Sir James Mackintosh, by William Greatbach, published by  Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, after  John Opie - NPG D13688

Sir James Mackintosh

by William Greatbach, published by Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, after John Opie
line engraving, published 1846
NPG D13688

Sydney Smith, by William Greatbach, after  Eden Upton Eddis - NPG D41763

Sydney Smith

by William Greatbach, after Eden Upton Eddis
line engraving, published 1850
NPG D41763

John Law, by William Greatbach, after  Leonard Schenk - NPG D12273

John Law

by William Greatbach, after Leonard Schenk
mixed-method engraving, published 1851
NPG D12273

John Law, by William Greatbach, published by  Richard Bentley, after  Leonard Schenk - NPG D12274

John Law

by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after Leonard Schenk
mixed-method engraving, published 1851
NPG D12274

Mary Berry, by William Greatbach, published by  Richard Bentley, after  Anne Seymour Damer (née Conway) - NPG D42590

Mary Berry

by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after Anne Seymour Damer (née Conway)
mixed-method engraving and etching, published 1857
NPG D42590

Mary Berry, by William Greatbach, published by  Richard Bentley, after  Anne Seymour Damer (née Conway) - NPG D42591

Mary Berry

by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after Anne Seymour Damer (née Conway)
mixed-method engraving and etching, published 1857
NPG D42591

Horace Walpole, by William Greatbach, after  John Giles Eccardt - NPG D5425

Horace Walpole

by William Greatbach, after John Giles Eccardt
stipple and line engraving, published 1857
NPG D5425

Catherine Douglas (née Hyde), Duchess of Queensberry, by William Greatbach, after  Charles Jervas - NPG D5570

Catherine Douglas (née Hyde), Duchess of Queensberry

by William Greatbach, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, published 1857
NPG D5570

Anne Seymour Damer (née Conway), by William Greatbach, after  Richard Cosway - NPG D20557

Anne Seymour Damer (née Conway)

by William Greatbach, after Richard Cosway
stipple engraving, published 1857
NPG D20557

Horace Walpole, by William Greatbach, after  Johann Heinrich Muntz - NPG D5424

Horace Walpole

by William Greatbach, after Johann Heinrich Muntz
stipple and line engraving, published 1858
NPG D5424

The late Field Marshals of England; Wellington & Lord Raglan, crossing the Pyrenees, 1813, by William Greatbach, by  Robert Wallis, after  Thomas Jones Barker - NPG D13774

The late Field Marshals of England; Wellington & Lord Raglan, crossing the Pyrenees, 1813

by William Greatbach, by Robert Wallis, after Thomas Jones Barker
line engraving, published 1858 (originally published 1856)
NPG D13774

Sir Horace ('Horatio') Mann, 1st Bt, by William Greatbach, published by  Richard Bentley, after  John Astley - NPG D14135

Sir Horace ('Horatio') Mann, 1st Bt

by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after John Astley
line engraving, published 1891 (1752)
NPG D14135

Catherine ('Kitty') Clive (née Raftor), by William Greatbach, published by  Richard Bentley, after  Jeremiah Davison - NPG D14852

Catherine ('Kitty') Clive (née Raftor)

by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley, after Jeremiah Davison
line engraving, published 1891
NPG D14852

Marie Thérèse de Savoie-Carignan, Princess de Lamballe, by William Greatbach, published by  Richard Bentley - NPG D15017

Marie Thérèse de Savoie-Carignan, Princess de Lamballe

by William Greatbach, published by Richard Bentley
line and stipple engraving, published 1895
NPG D15017

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