About William Thomas Fry
Lived 1789 – 1843 (aged 53–54). William Thomas Fry was a British painter, printmaker and engraver.
William Thomas Fry (1789–1843) was a British engraver. He occasionally exhibited his engravings at the Suffolk Street exhibition.
Works
Fry worked chiefly in stipple. He engraved four portraits for Fisher, Son, & Co.'s National Portrait Gallery:
Princess Charlotte, and the Earl of Liverpool, after Sir T. Lawrence; Admiral Earl Howe, after Gainsborough Dupont; and the Rev. Samuel Lee, after Richard Evans.
He also engraved portraits, after J. Jackson, R.A., including Robert Hills, the animal painter, John Scott the engraver, and others. For Jones's National Gallery he executed eleven engravings.
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Who was William Thomas Fry?
British engraver (1789-1843)
When was William Thomas Fry born?
William Thomas Fry was born in 1789 in London.
When did William Thomas Fry die?
William Thomas Fry died in 1843 in London.
What was William Thomas Fry's occupation?
William Thomas Fry was a painter, printmaker and engraver.
What nationality was William Thomas Fry?
William Thomas Fry was British.
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