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William Say

William Say

Artist
WA-00046699
Representation
None documented
0
Institutional Exhibitions
29
Works in Collection
42
Assets Indexed
6
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
50%
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Authority Records (1)

Field Verification (6 fields)

1 cross-verified · 5 single-source
  • Is PublishedPath D Subcohort3 Directory 2026-05-23· 100%
  • Wikidata IdWikidata· 92%
  • BiographyUnknown· 20%
  • Birth yearUnknown· 20%
  • Death yearUnknown· 20%
  • DeceasedUnknown· 20%

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Artworks (29)

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Artwork sources (2)

29 published of 29 catalogued · 29 with image
  • Wikidata
    28 published28 img
  • Smithsonian
    1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

40 entries · 1 sources
  • The Dilettanti Society
    1812 · Wikidata · 4 prov
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  • The Revd. Luke Booker L.L.D., F.R.S.L. Vicar of Dudley
    1828 · Wikidata · 4 prov
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  • Dilettante Society
    1778 · Wikidata · 4 prov
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  • Love
    1813 · Wikidata · 4 prov
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  • Lady Mildmay and Child
    1803 · Wikidata · 4 prov
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  • The Ecstasy of St. Francis
    1809 · Wikidata · 4 prov
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  • Kirkstall Lock, on the River Aire
    1825 · Wikidata · 4 prov
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  • Benjamin Hall, Esqr. M.P
    1814 · Wikidata · 4 prov
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  • Mrs. Siddons
    1810 · Wikidata · 4 prov
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  • Dorothea
    1804 · Wikidata · 4 prov
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Images

13 assets
Harriett Litchfield via NPG
Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)
Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington. Wellcome V0048407
Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)
African peach (Sarcocephalus latifolius); fruiting and flowe Wellcome V0044478
Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)
Edward Jenner. Mezzotint by W. Say after J. Northcote, 1802. Wellcome V0003088
Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)
Ecstasy of Saint Francis LACMA M.83.318.69
Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)
James Bindley Say
Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)
Sirjohndoyle
Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)
2ndDukeOfGloucester1826
Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)
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Representation & Collections

In collection
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington, D.C., United States
In collection
National Portrait Gallery
City of Westminster, United Kingdom
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