William Tate (painter)

William Tate (1747 – 2 June 1806) was an English portrait painter who was a pupil and friend of Joseph Wright of Derby.

[2] It was with Joseph Wright in 1772 that William Tate first exhibited at the Society of Artists in London where he became a fellow.

Over the next twenty years Tate exhibited in Manchester (1773), Liverpool (1774–1787) and London (1778–1787) at the Royal Academy of Art.

[2] In 1787 William Tate moved to Manchester where he enjoyed a number of good commissions for portraits.

[5] There are thirteen paintings in national collections in the UK including a portrait of Joseph Wright and Girl and Boy with a Bladder at Derby Museum and Art Gallery[4] which also hosts the country's main collection of Joseph Wright paintings.