British historical and portrait painter (1761-1807)

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Twenty portraits of famous men. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.

Edward Daniel Clarke. Coloured stipple engraving by E. Scriven, 1825, after J. Opie.

Abraham Rees. Stipple engraving by R. Page, 1828, after J. Opie.

Martyrdom of Thomas of Canterbury. Line engraving by J. Stowe, 1793, after J. Opie.

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier. Line engraving by J. Caldwall, 1801, after J. Opie after J. L. David.

John Patch. Engraving by E. A. Ezekiel, 1789, after J. Opie.

Abraham Rees. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1820, after J. Opie.

A puzzled physician taking the pulse of a young female patient, a boy in the backgroung is pointing to arrows, suggesting that the malady is lovesickness. Engraving by S. Freeman after J. Opie.

Frank Sayers. Line engraving by W. C. Edwards after J. Opie.

Edward Daniel Clarke. Line engraving by Mrs D. Turner, 1824, after J. Opie, 1807.

A young woman is restrained from helping Archbishop Sharp as highwaymen drag him out of his carriage. Line engraving by T. Holloway after J. Opie.

Carolus Linnaeus receives honour from Aesculapius, Flora, Ceres and Cupid. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Caldwall, 1806, after J. Russell and J. Opie.

Joseph Priestley (above) and Antoine Lavoisier (below) Line engraving by R. Caldwall, 1801, after J. Opie and J.-L. David.

John Wolcot [Peter Pindar]. Stipple engraving by K. Mackenzie, 1802, after J. Opie.

An episode in King Henry VI, part II: Margerie Jourdayne with others conjure up a diabolical spirit in the hope of revealing to Humfrey Duke of Gloucester the results of competing claims to the English crown. Colour stipple print by C.G. Playter and R. Thew after J. Opie, 1796.

Abraham Rees. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1825, after J. Opie.

Thomas Glass. Stipple engraving by E. A. Ezekiel, 1788, after J. Opie.

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John Opie

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Works from the collections

Abraham Rees. Stipple engraving by R. Page, 1828, after J. Opie.

John Wolcot [Peter Pindar]. Stipple engraving by K. Mackenzie, 1802, after J. Opie.

An episode in King Henry VI, part II: Margerie Jourdayne with others conjure up a diabolical spirit in the hope of revealing to Humfrey Duke of Gloucester the results of competing claims to the English crown. Colour stipple print by C.G. Playter and R. Thew after J. Opie, 1796.

Abraham Rees. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1825, after J. Opie.

Thomas Glass. Stipple engraving by E. A. Ezekiel, 1788, after J. Opie.

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