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{{short description|Irish mezzotint engraver}} |
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| name = Charles Spooner |
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| birth_date = {{circa}} 1729 |
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| death_date = 5 December 1767 (aged {{circa}} 38) |
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| death_place = [[London]], [[England]], [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]] |
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| birth_place = [[Kingdom of Ireland|Ireland]] |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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==Works== |
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In Dublin Spooner |
In [[Dublin]], Spooner painted portraits of [[William Hogarth]] (1749), [[Anthony Malone]], [[Samuel Madden (author)|Samuel Madden]] (1752), and [[Thomas Prior]] (1752). Later he engraved some further portraits, some from his own drawings, as well as genre subjects after [[Rembrandt]], [[Teniers]], [[Schalken]], [[Philippe Mercier|Mercier]], and others. |
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[[File:Sir William Johnson.jpg|thumb|Portrait of [[Sir William Johnson]] (1756).]] |
[[File:Sir William Johnson.jpg|thumb|Portrait of [[Sir William Johnson]] (1756).]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:54, 13 April 2024
Charles Spooner | |
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| Born | c. 1729 |
| Died | 5 December 1767 (aged c. 38) |
Charles Spooner (c. 1729 - 5 December 1767) was an Irish mezzotinter, who worked in London towards the end of his life.
Life
[edit]He was born in County Wexford, and became a pupil of John Brooks. He came to London before 1756. There he mainly worked making copies of plates by other engravers, for Robert Sayer and Carington Bowles, the printsellers.
Spooner died in London on 5 December 1767, his life being shortened by drink, and was buried beside his friend James Macardell, in Hampstead churchyard.
Works
[edit]In Dublin, Spooner painted portraits of William Hogarth (1749), Anthony Malone, Samuel Madden (1752), and Thomas Prior (1752). Later he engraved some further portraits, some from his own drawings, as well as genre subjects after Rembrandt, Teniers, Schalken, Mercier, and others.
References
[edit]- Lee, Sidney, ed. (1898). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 53. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1898). "Spooner, Charles (d.1767)". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 53. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
