Regency Portraits Catalogue

William Grimaldi (1751-1830), Miniature painter

c.1783
Watercolour miniature, probably a marriage self-portrait, in Samuelson sale, Christie's 9 February 1960 (27c), inscribed on verso: Mr Grimaldi Born Aug 25th 1751 Marrd Nov 14th 1783 aet. 32.

c.1800
Crayon drawing self-portrait in private collection Kent (Kent Portrait Survey, 1982, 2767).

1802-8
Watercolour miniature self-portraits (Rev Alexander Grimaldi, A Catalogue of Paintings, Drawings & Engravings by and after William Grimaldi, 1873, III, 110 & 148).

1808
Self-portrait watercolour drawing on card (Rev Alexander Grimaldi, A Catalogue of Paintings, Drawings & Engravings by and after William Grimaldi, 1873, IV, 3).

c.1810
Oil self-portrait, half-length, aged c.60 (Rev Alexander Grimaldi, A Catalogue of Paintings, Drawings & Engravings by and after William Grimaldi, 1873, I, 11).

1824
Watercolour miniature self-portrait, aged 74 (Rev Alexander Grimaldi, A Catalogue of Paintings, Drawings & Engravings by and after William Grimaldi, 1873, III, 218).

Undated
Watercolour miniature self-portrait, set in frame with four others (Rev Alexander Grimaldi, A Catalogue of Paintings, Drawings & Engravings by and after William Grimaldi, 1873, III, 374).



This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Walker, Regency Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, 1985, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.