Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue
Arthur Murphy (1727-1805), Writer and actor
- Gallery portraits
- All known portraits
- Biography and References
See also L. A. Hall, Catalogue of the Dramatic Portraits in the Theatre Collection of the Harvard College Library, III, pp 245-46, and P. H. Highfill, K. A. Burnim & E. A. Langhans, A Biographical Dictionary of Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800, X, p 399.
1773-79
Painting by Joshua Reynolds, half length. Christie’s, 14 December 1917, lot 72; from the Thrale and Peel collections (D. Mannings, Sir Joshua Reynolds, I, 2000, no.1312).
1777
Painting by Nathaniel Dance, see NPG 10.
c.1777
Painting called Nathaniel Dance, half length, a quill in his right hand. National Gallery of Ireland (959; illus. P. H. Highfill, K. A. Burnim & E. A. Langhans, A Biographical Dictionary of Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800, X, p 392). Engraved E. Scriven 1815, from a drawing by John Jackson after the original by Dance in the collection of Mr Davies (possibly of Cadell & Davies who published the print in the British Gallery, 1822); the Jackson drawing is now National Gallery of Ireland (2169). The fundamental pose resembles that of NPG 10 and it is conceivably a preliminary oil sketch.
c.1790?
Pastel by Ozias Humphry, half length. American Art Association, New York, 25 October 1934, lot 35, and previously Christie’s, 8 June 1928, lot 15; said to have descended from the artist (cf. G. C. Williamson, Ozias Humphry, 1918, p 220).
1798
Painting by Samuel Drummond, bust-length oval, engraved W. Ridley; Evans.
1799
Medallion by T. R. Poole, engraved by P. Condé as Aetatis 72, i.e. 1799 (illus. P. H. Highfill, K. A. Burnim & E. A. Langhans, A Biographical Dictionary of Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800, X, p 393).
Posthumous
1806
Bust by Peter Turnerelli, all’antica, but showing warts on his right cheek and below lower lip, exhibited RA 1806 (852). Engraved E. Scriven 1807.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, National Portrait Gallery, 2004, 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.
1773-79
Painting by Joshua Reynolds, half length. Christie’s, 14 December 1917, lot 72; from the Thrale and Peel collections (D. Mannings, Sir Joshua Reynolds, I, 2000, no.1312).
1777
Painting by Nathaniel Dance, see NPG 10.
c.1777
Painting called Nathaniel Dance, half length, a quill in his right hand. National Gallery of Ireland (959; illus. P. H. Highfill, K. A. Burnim & E. A. Langhans, A Biographical Dictionary of Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800, X, p 392). Engraved E. Scriven 1815, from a drawing by John Jackson after the original by Dance in the collection of Mr Davies (possibly of Cadell & Davies who published the print in the British Gallery, 1822); the Jackson drawing is now National Gallery of Ireland (2169). The fundamental pose resembles that of NPG 10 and it is conceivably a preliminary oil sketch.
c.1790?
Pastel by Ozias Humphry, half length. American Art Association, New York, 25 October 1934, lot 35, and previously Christie’s, 8 June 1928, lot 15; said to have descended from the artist (cf. G. C. Williamson, Ozias Humphry, 1918, p 220).
1798
Painting by Samuel Drummond, bust-length oval, engraved W. Ridley; Evans.
1799
Medallion by T. R. Poole, engraved by P. Condé as Aetatis 72, i.e. 1799 (illus. P. H. Highfill, K. A. Burnim & E. A. Langhans, A Biographical Dictionary of Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800, X, p 393).
Posthumous
1806
Bust by Peter Turnerelli, all’antica, but showing warts on his right cheek and below lower lip, exhibited RA 1806 (852). Engraved E. Scriven 1807.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, National Portrait Gallery, 2004, 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.