George Wilmot Bonner
George Wilmot Bonner (also: George Bonner and George William Bonnar * 24. May 1796 in Devizes , † 3. June 1836 in London ) was an English wood engraver , illustrator and artwork - artists .
Life
Raised in the English city of Bath , George William Bonner trained as a wood cutter in London with Allen Robert Branston and James Henry Vizetelly . In addition to his development as a draftsman and engraver, he particularly succeeded in reviving the art of finely graduated tints for his prints by using different printing plates.
Among Bonner's students were William James Linton (1812-1897), William Henry Powis and Henry Vizetelly .
Works (selection)
- Together with John Byfield Gravuren for The Dance of Death , ed. by Francis Douce, 1833
- Illustrations for Hans Holbein the Younger Imagines Mortis (based on the 1547 edition from Lyon)
- Some of Bonner's woodcuts appeared in The British Cyclopædia of Arts and Sciences, Literature, History, Geography, Law and Politics, Natural History and Biography .
See also
literature
- Leslie Stephen (Ed.): Bonnar, George William , in: Dictionary of National Biography 5. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1886
- RK Engen: Dictionary of Victorian Wood Engravers , 1985
- Susanne Avery-Quash: Bonner, George Wilmot (1796–1836) , in: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , 1st edition, 2004
Web links
Commons : George Wilmot Bonner - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Compare the information under the GND number of the German National Library
- ↑ a b c d e f g Robert Edmund Graves: Bonnar, George William , in: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900 , Volume 05, London: Smith, Elder & Co .; Transcription in the English language Wikisource
- ↑ NN : BONNER, George Wilmot (1796 - 1836), Engraver (wood) on oxfordindex.oup.com , last accessed on June 13, 2016
- ↑ Wood Engravings in Art lost and found / Engravers and Illustrators on the University Libraries page of the University of North Texas , last accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ Compare the information from the British Museum
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SURNAME | Bonner, George Wilmot |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bonner, George; Bonner, GW; Bonnar, George William |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English wood engraver and illustrator as well as artwork artist |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1796 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Devizes , England |
DATE OF DEATH | June 3, 1836 |
Place of death | London |