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. His brother, John Naish, was also a miniaturist, and exhibited in London in 1790 and 1795. == Gallery ==