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William Duesbury

1725 - 1786

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William Duesbury (1725–1786) was an English enameller, in the sense of a painter of porcelain, who became an important porcelain entrepreneur, founder of the Royal Crown Derby and owner of porcelain factories at Bow, Chelsea, Derby and Longton Hall. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Duesbury has received more than 23,031 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Duesbury is the 1,940th most popular painter (down from 1,657th in 2019), the 5,010th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,563rd in 2019) and the 116th most popular British Painter.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 1.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, William Duesbury ranks 1,940 out of 2,023. Before him are Neo Rauch, Joseph DeCamp, David Smith, John Opie, Laura Knight, and Elaine de Kooning. After him are John La Farge, John Sloan, Robert Peake the Elder, Nevin Çokay, Benjamin Wilson, and Robert Reid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1725, William Duesbury ranks 34. Before him are Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Charles Townshend, Ivan Osterman, Karl Wilhelm Ramler, Paul Sandby, and John Morton. After him is Dru Drury. Among people deceased in 1786, William Duesbury ranks 26. Before him are Gustaf Lundberg, Jean-Étienne Guettard, Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch, John Byron, Gaspar de Portolá, and John Stanley.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Duesbury ranks 5,010 out of 8,785. Before him are Richie Hawtin (1970), Daniel Sturridge (1989), Gil Merrick (1922), John Whitehurst (1713), Guy Pratt (1962), and John Owen (1827). After him are Gordon Thomas (1921), John Betjeman (1906), Katie Johnson (1878), Steve Archibald (1956), Eva Crane (1912), and George Grove (1820).

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Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom

Among painters born in United Kingdom, William Duesbury ranks 116. Before him are Luke Fildes (1843), William Beechey (1753), Tracey Emin (1963), Jack Butler Yeats (1871), John Opie (1761), and Laura Knight (1877). After him are Robert Peake the Elder (1551), Benjamin Wilson (1721), Rebecca Solomon (1832), Thomas Baines (1820), Peter Perez Burdett (1734), and Derek Riggs (1958).

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