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1967 portraits matching these criteria:
- subject matching 'Writing'
A selection of portraits that depict writing paraphernalia or sitter's writing. See also: 'Books and libraries' (Accessory) and 'Reading' (Activity).
William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath
by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1761
NPG 337
Lord Halifax and his secretaries
attributed to Daniel Gardner, after Hugh Douglas Hamilton
gouache, circa 1765-1767
NPG 3328
Unknown man, formerly known as James Bruce
by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, late 18th century
NPG 100
Catharine Macaulay (née Sawbridge)
by Robert Edge Pine
oil on canvas, circa 1775
On display in Room 10 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5856
Christopher Anstey and his daughter Mary Ann
by William Hoare
oil on canvas, circa 1776
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 3084
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
ink and grey wash with touches of red crayon on paper, probably late 1770s
NPG 3159
by Thomas Beach
oil on canvas, 1782
NPG 169
by James Northcote
oil on canvas, circa 1785
NPG 4301
by Carl Fredrik von Breda
oil on canvas, 1788
NPG 235
by Lemuel Francis Abbott
oil on canvas, 1792
NPG 2783
by William Harvey, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
watercolour and pencil, circa 1835, based on a work of 1792
NPG 806
by Guy Head
oil on canvas, 1798-1799
NPG 5101
by Henry Edridge
wash and pencil, 1799
NPG 1434a
by Samuel De Wilde
oil on panel, 1804
NPG 4160
John Liston as Diggory in 'All the World's a Stage'
published by John Cawthorn, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 1st March 1806
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B7.26
Edward Anthony Rock as the Irishman in Reed's 'The Register Office'
by Richard Woodman, published by John Cawthorn, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 10th April 1806
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.55
by Robert Field
oil on canvas, 1810
NPG 1023