Woollett's plates combined engraving, etching, and dry-point; and were considered highly esteemed examples of the English school of engraving. Louis Fagan, in his Catalogue Raisonné of the Engraved Works of William Woollett (1885), enumerated 123 plates by Woollett.[1]
He died in London; his is one of the many graves in Old St. Pancras Churchyard.[3] He is not listed on the memorial to important lost graves erected in the 19th century.
^ abcOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Woollett, William". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 817.
William Woollett & William Hogarth – Frontispiece to Taylor's Perspective (Art of the Print)
Phaeton (engraving after Richard Wilson)
Works by Woolett (National Portrait gallery, London)
Hutchinson, John (1892). "William Woollett" . Men of Kent and Kentishmen (Subscription ed.). Canterbury: Cross & Jackman. p. 145.
January 01, 1970
william, woollett, american, architect, william, woollett, august, 1735, 1785, english, engraver, operating, 18th, century, canvas, gilbert, stuart, 1783, tate, britain, contents, life, memorials, references, further, reading, external, linkslife, editwoollett. For the American architect see William Lee Woollett William Woollett 15 August 1735 23 May 1785 was an English engraver operating in the 18th century William Woollett oil on canvas by Gilbert Stuart 1783 Tate Britain Contents 1 Life 2 Memorials 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksLife editWoollett was born in Maidstone of a family which came originally from the Netherlands 1 He was apprenticed to John Tinney an engraver in Fleet Street London and studied in the St Martin s Lane academy His first important plate was from The Destruction of the Children of Niobe of Richard Wilson published by Boydell in 1761 which was followed in 1763 by a companion engraving from the Phaethon of the same painter After Benjamin West he engraved his fine plate of the Battle of La Hogue 1781 and The Death of General Wolfe 1776 which is usually considered Woollett s masterpiece In 1775 he was appointed engraver in ordinary to George III and he was a member of the Incorporated Society of Artists of which for several years he acted as secretary 1 Woollett s plates combined engraving etching and dry point and were considered highly esteemed examples of the English school of engraving Louis Fagan in his Catalogue Raisonne of the Engraved Works of William Woollett 1885 enumerated 123 plates by Woollett 1 nbsp Woollett s The Battle at La Hogue 1781 after a painting by Benjamin West Thomas Hearne became apprenticed to him in 1765 Woollett came to consider him the finest landscape engraver of his day he stayed for six years Benjamin Thomas Pouncy B T Pouncy died 1799 was a pupil 2 He died in London his is one of the many graves in Old St Pancras Churchyard 3 He is not listed on the memorial to important lost graves erected in the 19th century Memorials editA monument to his memory by Thomas Banks stands in Westminster Abbey 4 References edit a b c nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Woollett William Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 28 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 817 O Donoghue Freeman Marius 1896 Pouncy Benjamin Thomas In Lee Sidney ed Dictionary of National Biography Vol 46 London Smith Elder amp Co pp 231 232 St Pancras in Old and New London Volume 5 London 1878 pp 324 340 British History Online Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660 1851 Rupert GunnisFurther reading editFagan Louis A catalogue raisonne of the engraved works of William Woollett London The Fine art society Ltd 1885 Bryan s dictionary of painters and engravers volume 5 New York Macmillan 1903 p394 Brendan Cassidy William Woollett s Ring Print Quarterly Vol XXXV No 1 March 2018 pp70 71 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to William Woollett William Woollett and family woolletthistory co uk Engravings by Woolett Government Art Collection William Woollett amp William Hogarth Frontispiece to Taylor s Perspective Art of the Print Phaeton engraving after Richard Wilson Works by Woolett National Portrait gallery London Hutchinson John 1892 William Woollett Men of Kent and Kentishmen Subscription ed Canterbury Cross amp Jackman p 145 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Woollett amp oldid 1185267646, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
