Nathaniel Marchant

Nathaniel Marchant RA (1739–1816) was an English gem engraver.

He studied under Edward Burch, and in 1766 became a member of the Incorporated Society of Artists.

In 1773 he went to Rome, where he remained until 1789, when, having already gained a considerable at reputation for his engraved gems, he returned to London.

[1] He was noted as a sculptor of intaglios, medals, and poetical designs for cameos[1] His subjects included copies from the antique, adaptations of famous paintings and portraits of his contemporaries.

When elected to the academy, Marchant originally offered a set of impressions of gems he had cut as his diploma work.They were however rejected on the grounds that they were not, as required by the Academy, " original work".