Wikipedia:WikiProject Dictionary of National Biography/Artists

This is a list of missing biographies of artists (i.e. painters) from the Dictionary of National Biography.


 * Please put a tick (i.e. tick) just to the right of the bullet, when the biography is present. (Please don't remove blue link entries.) See for example Peter Toms (painter) under T.
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 * The initial list is entirely from DNB biographies written by Lionel Cust (see s:Author:Lionel Henry Cust). There is scope for more, by using other DNB authors.
 * Some dates and names have been changed in line with the modern Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
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C

 * ✅ Alexander Carse (fl. 1812–1820), Scottish painter; Carse, Alexander (DNB00),
 * ✅ William Carse (fl. 1818–1845), Scottish painter; Carse, William (DNB00),
 * ✅ Ellen Carter (1762–1815), English artist and book illustrator; Carter, Ellen (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Cartwright (painter) (fl. 1763–1808), English painter; Cartwright, John (fl.1763-1808) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Elias Childe (fl. 1798–1848), landscape painter; Childe, Elias (DNB00),
 * ✅ James Warren Childe (1780–1862), miniature painter; Childe, James Warren (DNB00)
 * ✅ Theophilus Clarke (1776?–1831?), painter; Clarke, Theophilus (DNB00),
 * ✅ Thomas Clarke (painter) (fl. 1768–1775), Irish painter; Clarke, Thomas (fl.1768-1775) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Nathaniel Clarkson (1724–1795), painter; Clarkson, Nathaniel (DNB00)
 * ✅ Samuel Collings (fl. 1780-1790?), painter and caricaturist; Collings, Samuel (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Collins (painter) (1725?–1759?), landscape painter; Collins, John (1725?-1759?) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Henry Cook (painter) (1642–1700), painter; Cook, Henry (DNB00)
 * ✅ Joannes Corvus (fl. 1512–1544), Flemish portrait painter; Corvus, Joannes (DNB00)
 * ✅ William Cowen (fl. 1811–1860), landscape painter; Cowen, William (DNB00),
 * ✅ David Cox the younger (1809–1885), water-colour painter; Cox, David (1809-1885) (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Cranch (English painter) (1751–1821), English painter; Cranch, John (DNB00)
 * ✅ Randolph Crew (cartographer) (1631–1657), English amateur artist; Crew, Randolph (DNB00)
 * ✅ Michael Cross (painter) (Miguel de la Cruz) (fl. 1630–1660), painter; Cross, Michael (DNB00)
 * ✅ Lawrence Crosse (1650?–1724), miniature-painter; Crosse, Lawrence (DNB00)
 * ✅ William Cumming (Irish painter) (fl. 1797–1823), Dublin portrait-painter; Cumming, William (fl.1797-1823) (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Curtis (painter) (fl. 1790), landscape-painter; Curtis, John (DNB00), possibly

D

 * ✅ Robert Davy (d. 1793), English portrait-painter; Davy, Robert (DNB00),
 * ✅ Solomon Delane (1727–1784?), Scottish landscape-painter; Delane, Solomon (DNB00),
 * ✅ David des Granges (fl. 1625–1675), miniature-painter; Des Granges, David (DNB00),
 * ✅ Daniel Dodd (fl. 1760–1790), painter; Dodd, Daniel (DNB00),
 * ✅ William Douglas (painter) (1780–1832), miniature-painter; Douglas, William (1780-1832) (DNB00),
 * ✅ John Dunthorne (1770–1844), English painter; Dunthorne, John (DNB00)
 * ✅ Philip Duval (painter) (d. 1709?), painter; Duval, Philip (DNB00)

F

 * ✅ Thomas Forster (painter) (fl. 1695–1712), limner; Forster, Thomas (fl.1695-1712) (DNB00),
 * ✅ John Freeman (painter) (fl. 1670-1720), painter; Freeman, John (fl.1670-1720) (DNB00),

G

 * ✅ John Gendall (1790–1865), English painter; Gendall, John (DNB00),
 * ✅ Edward Gibson (painter) (1668–1701), portrait-painter; Gibson, Edward (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Gibson (painter) (d. 1852), Scottish portrait-painter; Gibson, John (d.1852) (DNB00),
 * ✅ William Gibson (painter) (1664–1702), miniature-painter; Gibson, William (1664-1702) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Joseph Francis Gilbert (1792–1855), painter; Gilbert, Joseph Francis (DNB00),
 * ✅ Frederick Trevelyan Goodall (1848–1871), painter; Goodall, Frederick Trevelyan (DNB00),
 * ✅ Howard Goodall (painter) (1850–1874), painter; Goodall, Howard (DNB00),
 * ✅ Mary Grace (d. 1786?), painter; Grace, Mary (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Graham (history painter) (fl. 1720–1775), history-painter; Graham, John (fl.1720-1775) (DNB00)
 * ✅ George Gray (painter) (1758–1819), painter; Gray, George (1758-1819) (DNB00),
 * ✅ Benjamin Richard Green (1808–1876), water-colour painter; Green, Benjamin Richard (DNB00)
 * ✅ William Grieve (painter) (1800–1844), scene-painter; Grieve, William (DNB00)

H

 * ✅ John Hakewill (1742–1791), painter and decorator; Hakewill, John (DNB00)
 * ✅ Michael Frederick Halliday (1822–1869), amateur artist; Halliday, Michael Frederick (DNB00)
 * ✅ James Hamilton (painter) (fl. 1640-1680), painter; Hamilton, James (fl.1640-1680) (DNB00);
 * ✅ John Hamilton (painter) (fl. 1765–1786), painter; Hamilton, John (fl.1765-1786) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Thomas Hand (d. 1804), painter; Hand, Thomas (DNB00),
 * ✅ Charles Handasyde (fl. 1760–1780), miniature-painter; Handasyde, Charles (DNB00)
 * ✅ William Hannan (painter) (d. 1775?), draughtsman and decorative painter; Hannan, William (DNB00),
 * ✅ Thomas Hargreaves (1775–1846), miniature-painter; Hargreaves, Thomas (DNB00),
 * ✅ George Harley (painter) (1791–1871), water-colour painter; Harley, George (1791-1871) (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Harris (painter) (1767–1832), water-colour painter; Harris, John (d.1834) (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Hayes (painter) (1786?–1866), portrait-painter; Hayes, John (1786?-1866) (DNB00),
 * ✅ Michael Angelo Hayes (1820–1877), painter; Hayes, Michael Angelo (DNB00)
 * ✅ Robert Healy (artist), Robert Hayley (c.1743–1771), Irish painter; Hayley, Robert (DNB00)
 * ✅ Joseph Haynes (painter) (1760–1829), English painter and etcher; Haynes, Joseph (DNB00)
 * ✅ Guy Head (d. 1800), painter; Head, Guy (DNB00),
 * ✅ John Theodore Heins (1732–1771), English painter and engraver; Heins, John Theodore (DNB00)
 * ✅ Andrew A. Henderson (1783–1835), Scottish portrait-painter; Henderson, Andrew (1783-1835) (DNB00),
 * ✅ Charles Cooper Henderson (1803–1877), English painter and etcher; Henderson, Charles Cooper (DNB00),
 * ✅ James Hewlett (painter) (1768–1836), flower-painter; Hewlett, James (DNB00),
 * ✅ Thomas Highmore (d. 1720), serjeant-painter; Highmore, Thomas (DNB00)
 * ✅ Thomas Hill (painter, 1661–1734) (1661–1734), portrait-painter,; Hill, Thomas (1661-1734) (DNB00),
 * ✅ Edward Hodgson (1719–1794), Irish flower-painter; Hodgson, Edward (DNB00), not
 * ✅ James Holmes (painter) (1777–1860), painter; Holmes, James (DNB00),
 * ✅ Edward William John Hopley (1816–1869), painter; Hopley, Edward William John (DNB00),
 * ✅ James Howe (painter) (1780–1836), animal painter; Howe, James (DNB00),
 * ✅ John Howes (painter) (fl. 1772–1793), miniature and enamel painter; Howes, John (DNB00),
 * ✅Christopher William Hunneman (d. 1793), miniature-painter; Hunneman, Christopher William (DNB00)
 * ✅Richard Hurleston (fl. 1764–1780), painter; Hurleston, Richard (DNB00)

I

 * ✅James Inskipp (1790–1868), painter; Inskipp, James (DNB00),
 * ✅James Irvine (painter) (1822–1889), Scottish portrait-painter; Irvine, James (DNB00),

J

 * ✅James Jefferys (1757–1784), English painter,; Jefferys, James (DNB00),
 * ✅ Isaac Jehner (1750–1806?), portrait-painter and engraver in mezzotint; Jehner, Isaac (DNB00)
 * ✅Ambrose Bowden Johns (1776–1858), English painter; Johns, Ambrose Bowden (DNB00),
 * ✅Harry John Johnson (1826–1884), water-colour painter; Johnson, Harry John (DNB00),
 * Martin Johnson (painter) (d. 1686?), seal-engraver and landscape-painter; Johnson, Martin (DNB00)
 * Richard Jones (painter) (1767–1840), animal painter; Jones, Richard (1767-1840) (DNB00),
 * ✅Joseph Middleton Jopling (1831–1884), painter; Jopling, Joseph Middleton (DNB00)
 * ✅ Thomas Musgrave Joy (1812–1866), painter; Joy, Thomas Musgrave (DNB00),
 * ✅ William Joy (painter) (1803–1867) and John Cantiloe Joy (1806–1860), marine-painters; Joy, William (1803-1867) (DNB00), and
 * ✅ Percy William Justyne (1812–1883), artist and book-illustrator; Justyne, Percy William (DNB00)

K

 * ✅ Michael Kean (d. 1823), Irish miniature-painter; Kean, Michael (DNB00)
 * ✅ William Henry Kearney (1800–1858), water-colour painter; Kearney, William Henry (DNB00)
 * ✅ William Denholm Kennedy (1813–1865), Scottish painter; Kennedy, William Denholm (DNB00),
 * ✅ Frederick Kerseboom (1632–1690), German painter; Kerseboom, Frederick (DNB00),
 * ✅ Frederick William Keyl (1823–1873), German animal painter; Keyl, Frederick William (DNB00)
 * ✅ Thomas Keyse (1722–1800), still-life-painter; Keyse, Thomas (DNB00)
 * ✅ Joseph Bartholomew Kidd (1808–1889), Scottish painter; Kidd, Joseph Bartholomew (DNB00),
 * ✅John Duncan King (1789–1863), captain in the army and landscape-painter; King, John Duncan (DNB00),
 * ✅ Seymour Stocker Kirkup (1788–1880), English artist; Kirkup, Seymour Stocker (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Baverstock Knight (1785–1859), English painter; Knight, John Baverstock (DNB00),
 * ✅ Mary Anne Knight (1776–1831), miniature-painter; Knight, Mary Anne (DNB00)

L

 * ✅ Peter Spendelowe Lamborn (1722–1774), English engraver and miniature-painter; Lamborn, Peter Spendelowe (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Bryant Lane (1788–1863), English painter; Lane, John Bryant (DNB00),
 * ✅ Mary Lawrance married name Mrs. Kearse (fl. 1794–1830), flower-painter; Lawrance, Mary (DNB00)
 * William Lee (painter) (1809–1865), water-colour painter; Lee, William (1809-1865) (DNB00),
 * ✅ Roland Lefebvre (painter) (1608–1677), French painter; Lefebvre, Roland (DNB00)
 * ✅ Charles Blair Leighton (1823–1855), artist; Leighton, Charles Blair (DNB00),
 * ✅Francis Lepipre (d. 1698), artist; Lepipre, Francis (DNB00)
 * ✅ Henry L'Estrange Styleman Le Strange (1815–1862), art amateur and decorative painter; Le Strange, Henry L'Estrange Styleman (DNB00)
 * ✅ Charles Lewis (painter) (1753–1795), English painter; Lewis, Charles (1753-1795) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Charles James Lewis (1830–1892), English painter; Lewis, Charles James (DNB00),
 * ✅ William Locke (painter) (1732–1810), art amateur; Locke, William (DNB00)
 * ✅ Mary Lofthouse (1853–1885), water-colour painter; Lofthouse, Mary (DNB00)
 * ✅ Jan Looten (1618–1681), Dutch landscape-painter; Looten, Jan (DNB00),
 * ✅ Thomas Lound (1802–1861), amateur painter; Lound, Thomas (DNB00),
 * ✅ John Lucas (painter) (1807–1874), English portrait painter; Lucas, John (DNB00),
 * ✅Richard Lyne (painter) (fl. 1570–1600), English painter and engraver; Lyne, Richard (DNB00)
 * ✅ Nicholas Lyzarde (d. 1571), sergeant-painter; Lyzarde, Nicholas (DNB00) (see Artists_of_the_Tudor_court)

M

 * ✅ William McConnell (artist) (1833–1867), illustrative artist; McConnell, William (DNB00)
 * ✅David Hall McKewan (1816–1873), water-colour painter; McKewan, David Hall (DNB00),
 * ✅ Alexander Maclean (painter) (1840–1877), Scottish painter; Maclean, Alexander (DNB00)
 * ✅Willis Maddox (1813–1853), English painter; Maddox, Willis (DNB00)
 * Thomas Manby (painter) (fl. 1670–1690), English landscape-painter; Manby, Thomas (fl.1670-1690) (DNB00)
 * ✅ James Mannin (d. 1779), French flower-painter; Mannin, James (DNB00)
 * ✅ Charles Marshall (painter) (1806–1890), scene-painter; Marshall, Charles (1806-1890) (DNB00),
 * ✅ William Martin (painter) (1753–in or after 1836), painter; Martin, William (fl.1765-1821) (DNB00),
 * ✅John Middleton (Norfolk artist), John Middleton (painter) (1827–1856), English landscape painter; Middleton, John (1827-1856) (DNB00),
 * ✅ Edward Miles (painter) (d. 1798), miniature-painter; Miles, Edward (DNB00)
 * ✅ James Heath Millington (d. 1873), painter; Millington, James Heath (DNB00),
 * ✅ Thomas Mitchell (painter) (fl. 1735–1790), marine-painter; Mitchell, Thomas (fl.1735-1790) (DNB00),
 * ✅ Thomas Mogford (painter) (1809–1868), English painter; Mogford, Thomas (DNB00),
 * ✅ George Belton Moore (1806–1875), painter; Moore, George Belton (DNB00)
 * ✅ William Moore (painter) (1790–1851), English portrait-painter; Moore, William (1790-1851) (DNB00),
 * ✅ Alice Mary Morgan (1850–1890), painter; Morgan, Alice Mary (DNB00)
 * ✅ Sylvanus Morgan (1620–1693), English arms-painter and author; Morgan, Sylvanus (DNB00)
 * ✅ Douglas Morison (1814–1847), English painter; Morison, Douglas (DNB00)
 * ✅ Thomas Morten (1836–1866), English painter and book-illustrator; Morten, Thomas (DNB00)
 * ✅ Andrew Morton (painter) (1802–1845), English portrait-painter; Morton, Andrew (DNB00),
 * ✅ Thomas James Mulvany (d. 1845?), Irish painter; Mulvany, Thomas James (DNB00)
 * ✅ Paul Sandby Munn (1773–1845), water-colour painter; Munn, Paul Sandby (DNB00)
 * ✅ Johann Heinrich Müntz or John Henry Müntz (fl. 1755–1775), Swiss painter; Müntz, John Henry (DNB00)
 * ✅ Denis Brownell Murphy (d. 1842), miniature-painter; Murphy, Denis Brownell (DNB00),

N

 * ✅ Paul Jacob Naftel (1817–1891), painter in water-colours from Guernsey; Naftel, Paul Jacob (DNB00)
 * Frederick Newenham (1807–1859), portrait-painter; Newenham, Frederick (DNB00),
 * ✅Alfred Pizzi Newton (1830–1883), English painter in water-colours; Newton, Alfred Pizzi (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Nixon (painter) (d. 1818), amateur artist; Nixon, John (DNB00),
 * Francis Nower (d. 1670), herald-painter; Nower, Francis (DNB00)

O

 * ✅ William Oram (d. 1777), painter and architect; Oram, William (DNB00)

P

 * ✅ John Parker (painter, 1730?–1765?) (1730?–1765?), painter; Parker, John (1730?-1765?) (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Parker (painter, fl. 1762–1776) (fl. 1762–1776), painter; Parker, John (fl.1762-1776) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Jacques Parmentier or James Parmentier (1658–1730), French painter; Parmentier, James (DNB00)
 * ✅ Francis Parsons (painter) (d. 1804), portrait-painter; Parsons, Francis (DNB00),
 * ✅ John Paxton (painter) (d. 1780), painter; Paxton, John (DNB00),
 * ✅ Richard Morton Paye (d. 1821), painter; Paye, Richard Morton (DNB00),
 * ✅ John Peeters (1667–1727), Flemish painter; Peeters, John (DNB00)
 * Thomas Pembrooke (1662?–1690?), painter; Pembrooke, Thomas (DNB00)
 * ✅Henry James Pidding (1797–1864), humorous artist; Pidding, Henry James (DNB00),
 * ✅John Powell (painter) (fl. 1770–1785), portrait-painter; Powell, John (fl.1770-1785) (DNB00),
 * ✅ Joseph Powell (painter) (fl. 1796–1829) (name John Powell in DNB in error), watercolour-painter; Powell, John (fl.1796-1829) (DNB00),
 * ✅ Herbert Pugh (fl. 1758–1788), Irish landscape-painter; Pugh, Herbert (DNB00),

R

 * William Reader (painter) (fl. 1680), portrait-painter; Reader, William (fl.1680) (DNB00),
 * ✅ Christian Richter (1682?–1732), Swedish miniature-painter; Richter, Christian (DNB00)
 * ✅ Henry James Richter (1772–1857), painter; Richter, Henry James (DNB00)
 * ✅Stephen Francis Dutilh Rigaud (1777–1861), painter; Rigaud, Stephen Francis Dutilh (DNB00),
 * ✅ Andrew Robertson (painter) (1777–1845), Scottish miniature-painter; Robertson, Andrew (DNB00)
 * ✅ Archibald Robertson (painter) (1765–1835), Scottish miniature-painter; Robertson, Archibald (1765-1835) (DNB00),
 * ✅George Robertson (painter) (1748?–1788), landscape-painter; Robertson, George (1748?-1788) (DNB00),
 * ✅ John Robinson (painter) (1715–1745), English portrait-painter; Robinson, John (1715-1745) (DNB00),
 * ✅ William Robinson (painter, born 1799) (1799–1839), English portrait-painter; Robinson, William (1799-1839) (DNB00),
 * ✅ Theodore Russel (1614–1689), portrait-painter; Russel, Theodore (DNB00),

S

 * ✅ John Sanders (painter) (1750–1825), English painter; Sanders, John (DNB00),
 * ✅ John Thomas Seaton (fl. 1761–1806), portrait-painter; Seaton, John Thomas (DNB00)
 * ✅ William Sheppard (painter) (fl. 1650–1660), portrait-painter; Sheppard, William (fl.1650-1660) (DNB00),
 * ✅ William Sherlock (painter) (fl. 1759–1806), portrait-painter and engraver; Sherlock, William (fl.1759-1806) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Samuel Sidley (1829–1896), English portrait-painter; Sidley, Samuel (DNB00),
 * ✅ John Simpson (painter) (1782–1847), portrait-painter; Simpson, John (1782-1847) (DNB00),
 * ✅ John Skippe (1742?–1796?), amateur artist; Skippe, John (DNB00),
 * ✅ Thomas Stewardson (1781–1859), portrait-painter; Stewardson, Thomas (DNB00),

T

 * ✅ John Taylor (painter, 1739–1838) (1739–1838), portrait-painter; Taylor, John (1739-1838) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Robert Thorburn (painter) (1818–1885), miniature-painter; Thorburn, Robert (DNB00),
 * ✅ Henry Tilson (painter) (1659–1695), portrait-painter; Tilson, Henry (DNB00),
 * ✅Peter Toms (painter) (d. 1777), painter and herald; Toms, Peter (DNB00)

V

 * ✅ Jan van der Vaart (1647–1721), Dutch painter and mezzotint-engraver; Van der Vaart, Jan (DNB00),
 * ✅ Peter Vandyke (fl. 1767), Dutch painter; Vandyke, Peter (DNB00),
 * ✅ Joseph van Haecken (1699?–1749), Flemish painter; Van Haecken, Joseph (DNB00)
 * ✅ Remigius van Leemput (1609?–1675), Flemish painter; Van Leemput, Remigius (DNB00)
 * ✅ Balthasar van Lemens (1637–1704), Flemish painter; Van Lemens, Balthasar (DNB00)
 * ✅ Jan van Rymsdyk (fl. 1767–1778), painter and engraver; Van Rymsdyk, Jan (DNB00),