William Pether

British · 1738–1821 · Painter, Printmaker

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British engraver (1738-1821)

Born 1738, CarlisleDied 1821, BristolOccupation Painter, PrintmakerWikidata Q3568880 ↗ULAN 500018007 ↗Museum works 14

Also known as Mr Wm Pether, Pether

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

William Pether, A second drawing done from the same blot — **A second drawing done from the same blot**1785 · lift-ground aquatint and mezzotint in brown on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

William Pether, The Friendly Mr. John Greenwood — **The Friendly Mr. John Greenwood**c. 1792 · mezzotint on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Paul Mellon Fund — Open Access (CC0)

William Pether, Portret van Tiberius Hemsterhuis — **Portret van Tiberius Hemsterhuis**1741 - 1800
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

William Pether, Tiberius Hemsterhuys — **Tiberius Hemsterhuys**1741 - 1800
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

William Pether, A Man with the Initials FM — **A Man with the Initials FM**1786
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · William Pether, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

William Pether, Moonlit River Scene with a Ruined Gothic Church and an Arched Stone Bridge with an Angler — **Moonlit River Scene with a Ruined Gothic Church and an Arched Stone Bridge with an Angler**1789
National Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Trust

William Pether, Moonlit Lake, with a Ruined Abbey and a Cottage with an illuminated Window — **Moonlit Lake, with a Ruined Abbey and a Cottage with an illuminated Window**1790
National Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Trust

William Pether, The Farrier's Shop — **The Farrier's Shop**1771
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · William Pether after Joseph Wright of Derby, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

William Pether, A Smoker — **A Smoker**1768
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · William Pether, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

William Pether, Countess Natalia Petrowna Czernichew — **Countess Natalia Petrowna Czernichew**1764
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · William Pether, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

William Pether, Rabbi with a White Turban — **Rabbi with a White Turban**1778
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · William Pether, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

William Pether, The Alchymist, in Search of the Philosopher's Stone, Discovers Phosphorus, and Prays for the Successful Conclusion of his Operation, as was the Custom of the Ancient Chymical Astrologers — **The Alchymist, in Search of the Philosopher's Stone, Discovers Phosphorus, and Prays for the Successful Conclusion of his Operation, as was the Custom of the Ancient Chymical Astrologers**1775 · mezzotint
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Alma and Robert D. Milne Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

Works in museum collections

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