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Samuel De Wilde

British portrait painter and etcher of Dutch descent

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Images by Samuel De Wilde

17 images from works
  • John Bull as the patient of promotors of competing therapies; representing British parliamentary reform. Aquatint by S. de Wilde, 1809.
  • A paralysed old man being comforted and nursed by his children. Mezzotint by S. De Wilde after J.J. Flipart after J.B. Greuze.
  • The actor Dodd as Abel Drugger in Ben Jonson's 'The alchemist'. Engraving by J. Thornthwaite after S. de Wilde.
  • A naked woman representing Truth is defended by Lord Holland against attack by politicians abusing a government privilege in libel cases. Coloured etching by Samuel De Wilde, 1811.
  • The actor Dodd as Abel Drugger in Ben Jonson's 'The alchemist'. Engraving by J. Thornthwaite after S. de Wilde.
  • Rosemund Mountain playing the role of Matilda disguised as a troubadour in the operatic play Richard Coeur de Lion. Engraving by L. Schiavonetti after S. De Wilde.
  • Saint Geneviève as a shepherdess, seated under a tree, reading a book; sheep at her side, three angels in the sky. Mezzotint by S. De Wilde after C. Vanloo, 17-- (?).
  • Drunken and diseased people attending the wedding of William Huntington and the rich widow Sanderson; behind Huntington is a devil handing breeches to a hack journalist. Coloured etching by S. De Wilde, 1808.
  • William Cobbett as a porcupine with a snake's tail with two taloned devils representing Sir Francis Burdett and John Horne Tooke. Coloured etching by S. De Wilde, 1808.
  • A monster representing the miscegenated state of the theatre, combining tragedy, comedy, and pantomime. Coloured etching by S. De Wilde, 1807, after "Sylvester Scrutiny".
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16 works

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    Unsound speculative schemes (tunneling, gas lighting and stock breeding), with W.H. Brown in attendance next to a statue of Hope. Aquatint by S. De Wilde, 1809.

    Samuel De Wilde | Date: 1 October 1809 | Reference: 38405i
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    Drunken and diseased people attending the wedding of William Huntington and the rich widow Sanderson; behind Huntington is a devil handing breeches to a hack journalist. Coloured etching by S. De Wilde, 1808.

    Samuel De Wilde | Date: [1 October 1808] | Reference: 38403i
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    A paralysed old man being comforted and nursed by his children. Mezzotint by S. De Wilde after J.J. Flipart after J.B. Greuze.

    Jean-Baptiste Greuze | Date: 1700-1799 | Reference: 18203i
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    The actor Dodd as Abel Drugger in Ben Jonson's 'The alchemist'. Engraving by J. Thornthwaite after S. de Wilde.

    Samuel De Wilde | Date: 1791 | Reference: 36888i
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    The ministry of Spencer Perceval defending their government, represented as a citadel, against attack by Opposition politicians. Coloured etching by S. De Wilde, 1811.

    Samuel De Wilde | Date: 1 March 1811 | Reference: 38458i
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