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William Holl the Younger
Engraver + Elder
Male
Born
Feb 1807
Died
Jan 30, 1871
William Holl the Younger was an English portrait and figure engraver, noted for his book illustrations. The eldest of four sons of William Holl the Elder (c1771-1838), he was taught engraving by his father – at first stipple and later line on steel. The… Read More
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CHILDHOOD
1807
Birth
Born in 1807.
TWENTIES
The first portrait engraving produced on his own was that of Thomas Cranmer in May 1829 for inclusion in Edmund Lodge's Portraits of Illustrious Personages.
1830
23 Years Old
He was a founder member of the Chalcographic Society started by several notable engravers in 1830.
1834
27 Years Old
Holl also produced portraits for William Jerdan's National Portrait Gallery (1830–34) and for the 1834 Chambers's Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen.
THIRTIES
1837
30 Years Old
Working with his brother Francis Holl (1815–84), he provided engraved illustrations to Finden's 1837 Tableaux of National Character and Gallery of Beauty of 1841 and to the 1840 edition of The Land of Burns.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
1871
64 Years Old
Died in 1871.
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