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<p> an eminent English mezzo-tinto engraver, was born in [[Warwickshire]] in 1739. In 1765 he went to London and devoted himself to mezzo-tinto engraving, which, without the aid of an instructor. he elevated to a high degree of perfection. In 1789 he obtained the exclusive privilege from the king of [[Bavaria]] of engraving and publishing prints after the pictures in the Diisseldorf gallery, and in 1795 he published twenty-two prints from that collection. In 1767 he was elected a member of the Incorporated [[Society]] of Artists in Great Britain, and in 1774 an associate engraver of the [[Royal]] Academy. He died July 6, 1813. The following are some of his important works: The [[Stoning]] of Stephen; The Raising of Lazarus; [[Christ]] [[Calling]] to him the Little Children; [[Jacob]] Blessing the Sons of Joseph; Daniel Interpreting Belshazzar's Dream; The Annunciation; The Nativity; The [[Virgin]] and Infant; St. John with his Lamb; The Entombing of Christ. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.; Spooner, Biog. Hist of the Fine Arts, s.v. </p>

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