Robert Sayer
(1724 or 1725-1794), Printseller and publisherArtist associated with 198 portraits
In 1747, Robert Sayer's elder brother James married Mary Overton, owner of the map and print business of her late husband, Philip Overton. A year later Robert Sayer acquired both her stock and her shop and began running it himself. From his London office on Fleet Street, he continued to publish the Overton stock while acquiring and expanding the business with plates from other printers, including maps, portraits, and nautical engravings. Sayer became a leading figure in the print, map and chart business; he took advantage of common production facilities and distribution channels and exploited the expanding markets in all three fields.
by Edward Fisher, published by Thomas Ewart, published by Robert Sayer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 17 July 1759
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by Richard Houston, published by Robert Sayer, after John Stone Clifford Schaack (Shaak)
mezzotint, circa 1759-1766
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by Edward Fisher, printed for Robert Sayer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1760)
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by Charles Spooner, printed for Robert Sayer, after Francis Cotes
mezzotint, 1760s
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by J. Smith, published by Robert Sayer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1760s
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Maria (née Walpole), Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh
by Richard Purcell (H. Fowler, Charles or Philip Corbutt), published by Robert Sayer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1760s (probably 1760-1761)
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by Richard Houston, published by Robert Sayer, published by Elizabeth Bakewell, published by Henry Parker, after Henry Robert Morland
mezzotint, circa 1760
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by Richard Purcell (H. Fowler, Charles or Philip Corbutt), printed by Robert Sayer, printed by Carington Bowles, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1760-1761)
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Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel
by Edward Fisher, published by Robert Sayer, and John Bowles, and Carington Bowles, and Henry Parker, and Elizabeth Bakewell, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1760 (1759)
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by and published by Richard Houston, published by Thomas Jefferys, published by Robert Sayer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1760 (1760)
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John Manners, Marquess of Granby
by Richard Purcell (H. Fowler, Charles or Philip Corbutt), printed for Robert Sayer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1760 (circa 1758-1760)
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by James Watson, published by Robert Sayer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1760)
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by James Watson, published by Robert Sayer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1760)
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by Richard Purcell (H. Fowler, Charles or Philip Corbutt), printed for Robert Sayer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1760-1761)
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by Edward Fisher, printed for Robert Sayer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1760)
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by and published by Richard Houston, published by Thomas Jefferys, published by Robert Sayer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1760 (1760)
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Lady Caroline Spencer (née Russell), Duchess of Marlborough
by Richard Purcell (H. Fowler, Charles or Philip Corbutt), published by Robert Sayer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1760s (circa 1759-1762)
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Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
by Richard Houston, printed for Robert Sayer, after Benjamin Wilson
mezzotint, circa 1760-1775
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by James Watson, printed for Robert Sayer, after Francis Cotes
mezzotint, 1760-1790
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published by Robert Sayer, after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, circa 1760-1774
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