Thomas Ryder

British, born 1746

BiographyThomas Ryder was a London engraver, active from 1766 to 1802. A pupil of Isaac Basire, he was one of the earliest students at the Royal Academy and exhibited at the Free Society. He became one of the leading engravers of his time in the stipple style, engraving works after important English painters including Angelica Kauffman. The eight plates that Ryder engraved for John Boydell's Shakspeare are considered among his best works. His son, also named Thomas Ryder, was also an engraver.

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