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From the original painting in the collection of Mr Leviez.
John Boydell (1719-1804) was a draughtsman, line engraver, publisher and printseller. He began his carer as a typical engraver of landscapes and topographical views. He gave up printmaking in 1767 and turned to publishing prints by other engravers. He published huge quantities of prints, both by employing engravers and printers to work for him as well as purchasing old plates and reprinting them (he bought Hogarth's plates from his wife and republished them in 1790). Boydell effectively changed the English print trade from an import one to an export one, and made a large fortune. He became Lord Mayor of London in 1790.
Josiah Boydell (1752-1817) was the nephew of John Boydell, who brought him to London and made him his partner. He was a painter and mezzotint engraver of portraits and decorative subjects after Old Master painters, and a publisher. | Publisher: | University of St Andrews | Rights holder: | 47795 | Subjects: | FLASK STEIN BOYDELL WOMAN LABORATORY CHEMIST JOHN READ EQUIPMENT print J science | Temporal: | 1714/1780 | Source: | University of St Andrews | Creator: | BOYDELL, J | Identifier: | HC866 | Language: | en-GB |
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