William Artaud

William Artaud (1763–1823) was an English painter of portraits and biblical subjects.

He was awarded a premium at the Society of Arts in 1776, and first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1780.

His sitters included Francesco Bartolozzi, Samuel Parr (now in the collection of the Warwickshire Museum Service)[2] Joseph Priestley, William Herschel and other leading figures of the day.

The art historian Georg Kasper Nagler (1801–1866) gives a list of engravings after Artaud's paintings in his New General Dictionary of Artists.

Samuel Redgrave said of him "his portraits were cleverly drawn, and painted with great power.