William Keable (or Keeble) (1715–1774) was an English painter of portraits and conversation pieces.
He was the son of John and Ann Keable and baptised at Cratfield, Suffolk in October 1715.
His main get older of skill as an artist was in the 1740s and 1750s; he was a advocate of the St Martin’s Lane Academy in 1754. He specialised in the painting of portraits, especially of American colonists, particularly from Charleston, South Carolina, who were visiting London. Typical of his be in were the portraits of Mrs Benjamin Smith (1722-1760) and her brother-in-law Thomas Smith Jr (1719-1790) in 1749. He was furthermore an amateur musician.
By 1761 he had left England to accede in Italy, where he continued to paint portraits, becoming a member of the Accademico della Clementina in 1770. He died in Italy in 1774 and was buried in Livorno.
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