Henry Wigstead (died 1800) was an English Magistrate, publisher, businessman, amateur painter & caricaturist.
He was a patron and close personal friend of Thomas Rowlandson, whom he accompanied on sketching trips to the Isle of Wight (1784), Brighton (1789) and Wales (1787) which resulted in subsequent publications for which Rowlandson provided the illustrations.
His style appears to be close to Rowlandson, who create prints of many of his works, often signing them as Wigstead.
Wigstead also ran a successful interior decorating business and in June 1788 was appointed "House painter to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales".
Although Wigstead's name was associated with these prints, the recent discovery of payments to Thomas Rowlandson confirm that his friend was the actual artist.