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Henry William Pickersgill

Artist

WA-00070353

PaintingOrientalism

Representation

None documented

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Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ3133160

Field Verification (1 fields)

1 cross-verified · 0 single-source

Is PublishedManual· 100%✓

Source Registry (1)

Tatehttps://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/henry-william-pickersgill-425
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred95%

About

Why this artist matters now

Henry William Pickersgill RA was an English painter specialising in portraits. He was a Royal Academician for almost fifty years, and painted many of the most notable figures of his time.

Source: Tate · Trust score: 95% · Updated 1mo ago

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Orientalism

Medium

Painting

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TateCity of Westminster

Canonical record

Artworks (30)

Dr William Marsden (1796–1867)

1866 · oil paint

John Barlow (1798–1869)

1857 · oil paint

George Leith Roupell (1797–1854), Senior Physician at St Bartholomew's Hospital

1855 · oil paint

William Hopkins (1792–1866), FRS, Esquire Bedell

1852 · oil paint

Peter Mere Latham (1789–1875), Physician at St Bartholomew's Hospital

1850 · oil paint

John Hunter (1728–1793), Surgeon (after Joshua Reynolds)

1850 · oil paint

Thomas Gaisford (1779–1855)

1847 · oil paint

Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832)

1829 · oil paint

George Henry Law (1761–1845), Bishop of Wells (1824–1845) (copy after William Beechey)

1827 · oil paint

Sir John F. W. Herschel (1792–1871), Astronomer

1825 · oil paint

Joseph Michael Gandy

1822 · oil paint

Sir John Pirie (1781–1851), Bt, Lord Mayor of London (1841–1842)

oil paint

Charles Ewan Law (1792–1850), Judge

oil paint

Sir Charles Barry (1795–1860), Architect

oil paint

Sir Charles Barry, RA

oil paint

Ruth and Boaz

oil paint

William Wordsworth (1770–1850), Romantic Poet, Alumnus of St John's College

oil paint

Edward Denison (1801–1854)

oil paint

Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1792–1871)

oil paint

Lyon Playfair (1818–1898), 1st Baron Playfair of St Andrews

oil paint

Reverend Joseph Hunter (1783–1861)

oil paint

Walter Francis Scott (1806–1884), 5th Duke of Buccleuch, 7th Duke of Queensberry, Alumnus of St John's College, Privy Councillor, President of the Highland Agriculture Society

oil paint

Sir Charles Edmund Isham (1819–1903)

oil paint

Sir Robert Peel, Bt (1788–1850), Prime Minister

oil paint

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Artwork sources (2)

30 published of 33 catalogued · 30 with image

Wikidata
30 published30 img
+ 1 more source · 3 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

50 entries · 1 sources

George Henry Law (1761–1845), Bishop of Wells (1824–1845) (copy after William Beechey)
1827 · Wikidata · 5 prov
Wikidata·titleWikidata·mediumWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_urlWikidata·artwork_type
Peter Mere Latham (1789–1875), Physician at St Bartholomew's Hospital
1850 · Wikidata · 5 prov
Wikidata·titleWikidata·mediumWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_urlWikidata·artwork_type
Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832)
1829 · Wikidata · 5 prov
Wikidata·titleWikidata·mediumWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_urlWikidata·artwork_type
Sir John F. W. Herschel (1792–1871), Astronomer
1825 · Wikidata · 5 prov
Wikidata·titleWikidata·mediumWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_urlWikidata·artwork_type
Joseph Michael Gandy
1822 · Wikidata · 5 prov
Wikidata·titleWikidata·mediumWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_urlWikidata·artwork_type
George Leith Roupell (1797–1854), Senior Physician at St Bartholomew's Hospital
1855 · Wikidata · 5 prov
Wikidata·titleWikidata·mediumWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_urlWikidata·artwork_type
John Hunter (1728–1793), Surgeon (after Joshua Reynolds)
1850 · Wikidata · 5 prov
Wikidata·titleWikidata·mediumWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_urlWikidata·artwork_type
Dr William Marsden (1796–1867)
1866 · Wikidata · 5 prov
Wikidata·titleWikidata·mediumWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_urlWikidata·artwork_type
Thomas Gaisford (1779–1855)
1847 · Wikidata · 5 prov
Wikidata·titleWikidata·mediumWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_urlWikidata·artwork_type
William Hopkins (1792–1866), FRS, Esquire Bedell
1852 · Wikidata · 5 prov
Wikidata·titleWikidata·mediumWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_urlWikidata·artwork_type

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