Regency Portraits Catalogue
Abraham Goldsmid (circa 1756-1810), Financier
- Gallery portraits
- All known portraits
- Biography and References
1802
Drawing by S. Medley known from half-length stipple engraving by Bartolozzi published 21 October 1802 (Alfred Rubens, Anglo-Jewish Portraits, 1935, 116 and reproduced Hyamson, History of the Jews in England, 1928); head and shoulders version engraved by W. Ridley for The European Magazine, 1 November 1810.
Etching by Dighton published December 1802, 'A BENEVOLENT JEW taken on the ROYAL EXCHANGE', but also identified as George Goldsmid (Alfred Rubens, Anglo-Jewish Portraits, 1935, 117 and reproduced p 40).
1806
Etching by Dighton published August 1806, whole-length holding a list of subscriptions collected by him for the foundation of the Nevé Zedek charity (Alfred Rubens, Anglo-Jewish Portraits, 1935, 118).
Undated
Plaster bust on loan to Merton Council 1981 from Mrs Hardwick.
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.
Drawing by S. Medley known from half-length stipple engraving by Bartolozzi published 21 October 1802 (Alfred Rubens, Anglo-Jewish Portraits, 1935, 116 and reproduced Hyamson, History of the Jews in England, 1928); head and shoulders version engraved by W. Ridley for The European Magazine, 1 November 1810.
Etching by Dighton published December 1802, 'A BENEVOLENT JEW taken on the ROYAL EXCHANGE', but also identified as George Goldsmid (Alfred Rubens, Anglo-Jewish Portraits, 1935, 117 and reproduced p 40).
1806
Etching by Dighton published August 1806, whole-length holding a list of subscriptions collected by him for the foundation of the Nevé Zedek charity (Alfred Rubens, Anglo-Jewish Portraits, 1935, 118).
Undated
Plaster bust on loan to Merton Council 1981 from Mrs Hardwick.
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.