British engraver and illustrator, born 1802

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A gaoler, wearing a Phrygian cap, reading out summons for executions to distressed prisoners of the French Revolution. Line engraving by W. Greatbach after A. Johannot, 1881.

John Dee. Line engraving by W. Greatbach, 1842.

A soldier's family rest in a small cove, his wife amuses the children while he sleeps. Engraving by W. Greatbach, 1830, after R. Edmonstone.

An old smuggler (Mr Moffit) is shot dead by a naval inspector with a pistol, who finds rolls of tobacco in the dead man's pockets; other people attend the scene. Engraving by W. Greatbach, 1833, after F. Pickering.

Four children play on stilts in the park as a dog runs beside them. Engraving by W. Greatbach after C.E. Perugini.

Marat, seated in a sedan chair, is carried in a triumphant procession of the revolutionary mob in the street of Paris. Engraving by W. Greatbach after T. Johannot.

George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, on his deathbed after his assassination in Portsmouth in 1628. Line engraving with etching by W. Greatbach after A.L. Egg.

Vincente Valverde trying to persuade the Inca to convert to Christianity rather than be massacred by Pizzarro. Engraving by W. Greatbach after H.P. Briggs.

An episode in 'Rookwood', a novel by W. Harrison Ainsworth: Luke Bradley, who is threatening Eleanor Mowbray with a dagger, is himself threatened by Ranulph Rookwood with a sword, but Ranulph is suddenly restrained by Dick Turpin. Line engraving by W. Greatbach after J. Cawse, 1837.

Oliver Goldsmith, as a medical student in Europe, supports himself by playing the flute. Engraving by W. Greatbach after E.M. Ward.

Two monks guarding a coffin inside an old building. Etching by W. Greatbach after J. Taylor.

King James I of England and VI of Scotland. Stipple engraving by W. Greatbach, 1851.

The death of Sir Phillip Sidney at the battle of Zutphen. Line engraving by W. Greatbach after Sir D. Wilkie.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Stipple engraving by W. Greatbach, 1844, after C. F. Zincke.

Thomas Arne. Engraving by W. Greatbach after F. Bartolozzi.

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William Greatbach

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Images by William Greatbach

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King James I of England and VI of Scotland. Stipple engraving by W. Greatbach, 1851.

The death of Sir Phillip Sidney at the battle of Zutphen. Line engraving by W. Greatbach after Sir D. Wilkie.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Stipple engraving by W. Greatbach, 1844, after C. F. Zincke.

An old smuggler (Mr Moffit) is shot dead by a naval inspector with a pistol, who finds rolls of tobacco in the dead man's pockets; other people attend the scene. Engraving by W. Greatbach, 1833, after F. Pickering.

Thomas Arne. Engraving by W. Greatbach after F. Bartolozzi.