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William Ridley

British engraver (1764-1838)

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Stipple engraving
Stipple engraving

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Images from the collections

Images by William Ridley

52 images from works
  • Sir James Edward Smith, with a vignette of the pursuit of the ship containing the Linnean collection by order of the King of Sweden. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1800, after J. Russell.
  • Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count von Rumford. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1797.
  • Samuel Solomon. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley & W. Holl after J. Steel.
  • Bartholomew Ruspini. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1800.
  • Johannes Theodorus van der Kemp. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1799.
  • Samuel Solomon. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley and W. Holl after J. Steel.
  • Blanche Jefferies, aged about 117. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1797.
  • Matthew Boulton. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1809, after Sir W. Beechey, 1799.
  • John Gregory. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1804, after F. Cotes, 1764.
  • William Cheselden. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1804, after J. Richardson.
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Works from the collections

51 works

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    Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count von Rumford. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1797.

    | Date: 1797 | Reference: 9155i
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    Johannes Theodorus van der Kemp. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1799.

    | Date: 1799 | Reference: 9351i
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    Bartholomew Ruspini. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1800.

    | Date: 1800 | Reference: 8299i
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    Thomas Haweis. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1796, after H. Edridge.

    Edridge, Henry, 1769-1821. | Date: 1796 | Reference: 4060i
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    Sir James Edward Smith, with a vignette of the pursuit of the ship containing the Linnean collection by order of the King of Sweden. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1800, after J. Russell.

    Russell, John, 1745-1806. | Date: 1800 | Reference: 8823i
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Frequent collaborators

John Russell
Henry Edridge

Related topics

Solomon, Samuel, active approximately 1800.

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