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==Life== |
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Bonner was born at [[Devizes]] and educated at [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], he was apprenticed to [[Allen Robert Branston]] and then James Henry Vizetelly, wood-engravers in London. He became an engraver in the style of [[Thomas Bewick]], and was noted for producing a gradation of tints by means of a combination of blocks.<ref name="ODNB">{{cite ODNB|id=2846|title=Bonner, George Wilmot|first=Susanna|last=Avery-Quash}}</ref> |
Bonner was born at [[Devizes]] and educated at [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], he was apprenticed to [[Allen Robert Branston]] and then James Henry Vizetelly, wood-engravers in London. He became an engraver in the style of [[Thomas Bewick]], and was noted for producing a gradation of tints by means of a combination of blocks.<ref name="ODNB">{{cite ODNB|id=2846|title=Bonner, George Wilmot|first=Susanna|last=Avery-Quash| authorlink=Susanna Avery-Quash}}</ref> |
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Bonner himself trained [[William James Linton]] and [[William Henry Powis]]. He died on 3 June 1836.<ref name="ODNB"/> |
Bonner himself trained [[William James Linton]] and [[William Henry Powis]]. He died on 3 June 1836.<ref name="ODNB"/> |
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==Works== |
==Works== |
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With [[John Byfield (engraver)|John Byfield]], Bonner engraved for ''The Dance of Death'', edited by [[Francis Douce]] in 1833, [[Hans Holbein]]'s ''Imagines Mortis'', from the [[Lyon]] edition of 1547. Some of his |
With [[John Byfield (engraver)|John Byfield]], Bonner engraved for ''The Dance of Death'', edited by [[Francis Douce]] in 1833, [[Hans Holbein the Younger|Hans Holbein]]'s ''Imagines Mortis'', from the [[Lyon]] edition of 1547. Some of his prints appeared in the ''[[British Cyclopædia]]''.<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Bonnar, George William|volume=5}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 06:32, 27 July 2022
George Wilmot Bonner (24 May 1796 – 3 June 1836) was a British wood-engraver.
Life
[edit]Bonner was born at Devizes and educated at Bath, he was apprenticed to Allen Robert Branston and then James Henry Vizetelly, wood-engravers in London. He became an engraver in the style of Thomas Bewick, and was noted for producing a gradation of tints by means of a combination of blocks.[1]
Bonner himself trained William James Linton and William Henry Powis. He died on 3 June 1836.[1]
Works
[edit]With John Byfield, Bonner engraved for The Dance of Death, edited by Francis Douce in 1833, Hans Holbein's Imagines Mortis, from the Lyon edition of 1547. Some of his prints appeared in the British Cyclopædia.[2]
External links
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Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Avery-Quash, Susanna. "Bonner, George Wilmot". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/2846. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1886). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 5. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1886). "Bonnar, George William". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 5. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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