Andrew Miller (engraver)
Andrew Miller | |
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Born | c. 1717 |
Died | September 1763 (aged c. 46) |
Andrew Miller (c. 1717[1] - September 1763) was an English mezzotint engraver.
Life
Miller was reputedly born in
After working for some years in London, Miller went to
Miller is said to have shortened his life by drinking. He died in Dublin in September 1763.[2]
Works
Miller's portraits numbered more than 60. They included:[2]
- Jonathan Swift, after Francis Bindon (1743);
- Robert Boyle, after Johann Kerseboom;
- Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, after William Hoare;
- Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, after Thomas Hudson;
- Queen Elizabeth I;
- David Garrick as Richard III, after William Hogarth;
- John Hampden;
- Archbishop William King, after Charles Jervas;
- John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, after Godfrey Kneller;
- Joe Miller as Teague, after Charles Stoppelaer;
- Archbishop James Ussher, after Peter Lely;
- John Warburton, after Benjamin Vandergucht;[4] and
- George Whitefield, after M. Jenkin.
An engraving of Charles Lucas, after William Jones, saw Miller in political trouble. Lucas was an opposition figure, and Miller also supported him in print, in the newsletter of James Esdall. In late 1649 the government reacted, and Miller spent some time in Newgate Prison.[5] Some of Miller's portraits are copies of prints by Jacobus Houbraken, George Vertue, and others:[2] he was known for plagiarism.[5] He also produced some subjects after Jacques Courtin, Rosalba Carriera, Paolo Veronese and others.[2]
Notes
- ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1894). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 37. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ a b c d e f g Lee, Sidney, ed. (1894). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 37. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/3566. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ National Portrait Gallery, John Warburton by Andrew Miller.
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/18719. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1894). "Miller, Andrew". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 37. London: Smith, Elder & Co.