William Thomas Fry

William Thomas Fry (1789–1843) was an English engraver. He was extensively employed in his profession, and died in 1843. He occasionally exhibited his engravings at the Suffolk Street exhibition.

Works

William Babington, by William Thomas Fry

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.

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Fry, William Thomas". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.