Thomas Ryder
Thomas Ryder (1746–1810), engraver, was a pupil of James Basire, and during his apprenticeship established drawings with the Society of Artists in 1766 and 1767. He was also one of the first students in the schools of the Royal Academy.
Thomas Ryder
Thomas Ryder · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection · Public Domain Mark
- Born
- 1746. · London.
- Died
- 1810. · London.
- Nationality
- Ireland.
- Occupation
- printmaker and graphic artist.
- Fields
- portrait.
- Languages
- English.
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The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is stipple engraving. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Work by Thomas Ryder is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, National Gallery of Victoria, National Portrait Gallery and Yale Center for British Art.
Ryder engraved a few plates in the line manner, of which the most important are "The Politician" (a portrait of Benjamin Franklin), after S. Elmer, 1782; and "Vortigern and Rowena", after A. Kauffman, 1802; but he is best known by his works in stipple, which are among the finest of their class. These include "The Last Supper", after Benjamin West; "The Murder of James I of Scotland", after Opie; "Prudence and Beauty", after A. Kauffman; nine of the plates to the large edition of Boydell's "Shakspeare"; and others from designs by Bigg, Bunbury, Cipriani, Cosway, Ryley, and Shelley. Ryder also engraved portraits of Mrs. Damer, after Kauffman; Henry Bunbury, after Lawrence; Sir William Watson, M.D., after Abbot; and Maria Linley, after Westall. His plates are usually printed in brown ink and occasionally in colours. He had a son of the same Christian name who was also an engraver, and together they executed the whole-length portrait of Queen Charlotte, after Beechey, prefixed to the second volume of Boydell's ‘Shakspeare.’
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Thomas Ryder appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Getty Union List of Artist Names as a copperplate engraver, architect, decorative painter, designer, draughtsman and printmaker (1746 – 1810). The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek records London as a place of activity.
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Thomas Ryder is recorded with the occupation graphic artist. Recorded as a citizen of Ireland. Classed in the genre portrait.
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Thomas Ryder was born in London (1746) and died in London (1810).
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1746
Thomas Ryder was born on 1 January 1746.
1810
Thomas Ryder died on 1 January 1810.
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