William Doughty, a painter and engraver

Engraving

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, was a native of York

York

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. In 1776 he became a pupil of Sir Joshua Reynolds

Joshua Reynolds

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, and after an unsuccessful attempt as a portrait painter in Ireland, he in 1779 settled down in London; but in the following year he set sail for Bengal

Bengal

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, having just married a servant girl, from Reynolds's house. His ship, however, was captured by the French and Spaniards, by whom he was brought to Lisbon, where he died in 1782. Two paintings which he exhibited were a 'Circe' and a portrait of Sir Joshua Reynolds; but he was more successful with his etchings and mezzotint

Mezzotint

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 portraits, among which are the following:

• Thomas Beckwith
  Thomas Beckwith
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  , the Antiquary of York.
• Thomas Gray
  Thomas Gray
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  , the Poet.
• Admiral Keppel
  Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel
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  ; after Sir Joshua Reynolds.
• William Mason
  William Mason (poet)
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  , the Poet; after the same.
• Mary Palmer, the niece of Sir Joshua Reynolds, afterwards Marchioness of Thomond
  Murrough O'Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond
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  ; after the same.
• Dr. Samuel Johnson
  Samuel Johnson
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  ; after the same.