William Naish (1766/7–1800) was an English miniature painter.O'Donoghue; Peach 2004.
Life William Naish was born in Axbridge, Somerset, and practised with success in London. He exhibited at the Royal Academy almost continuously from 1783 until his death in 1800. His portraits of Morton the dramatist and Mrs. Twisleton and Mrs. Wells, actresses, were engraved by Ridley for the Monthly Mirror.O'Donoghue 1894, p. 28.
His brother, John Naish, was also a miniaturist, and exhibited in London in 1790 and 1795.Beyer; Savoy; Tegethoff, eds. 2021.
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Beyer, Andreas; Savoy, Bénédicte; Tegethoff, Wolf, eds. (2021). "Naish, William". Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon – International Artist Database – Online. Berlin, New York: K.G. Saur. Retrieved 15 September 2022 – via De Gruyter. Oliver, Valerie Cassel, ed. "Naish, John". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 15 September 2022 – via Oxford Art Online. Oliver, Valerie Cassel, ed. "Naish, William". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 15 September 2022 – via Oxford Art Online. O'Donoghue, F. M.; Peach, Annette (2004). "Naish, William (1766/7–1800), miniature painter". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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