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Gabriel Brooks

1704 – 1741

British calligrapher

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About Gabriel Brooks

Lived 1704 – 1741 (aged 36–37). Gabriel Brooks was a British calligrapher.

Gabriel Brooks (1704–1741) was an English calligrapher.

Life Brooks was apprenticed to Dennis Smith, a writing-master in Castle Street, Southwark. He kept a day school in Burr Street, Wapping, until his death in 1741. Smith's widow married a supposed relation of his, William Brooks, who in 1717, when only twenty-one years old, published a work entitled 'A Delightful Recreation.'

Works Little remains of Brooks's skill in penmanship besides some plates scattered through a rare folio work on calligraphy, The Universal Penman, subtitled The Art of Writing made useful written with the assistance of several of the most eminent Masters, and Engraved by George Bickham, London, 1741. These plates (nine in all) consist of No. 29, 'Idleness;' 33, 'Discretion;' 38, 'Modesty:' 66, 'Musick;' No. 2 after 66, 'To the Author of the Tragedy of Cato;' 68, 'Painting;' No. 1 after 68, 'On Sculpture ' (signed A.D. 1737); one unnumbered, 'Liberty;' and one on 'Credit' in the second part of the work relating to merchandise and trade.

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Born
1704
Birth century
Died
1741
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Frequently asked questions

Who was Gabriel Brooks?

British calligrapher

When was Gabriel Brooks born?

Gabriel Brooks was born in 1704.

When did Gabriel Brooks die?

Gabriel Brooks died in 1741.

What was Gabriel Brooks's occupation?

Gabriel Brooks was a calligrapher.

What nationality was Gabriel Brooks?

Gabriel Brooks was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Gabriel Brooks

· Wikidata: Q5515553

· DBpedia: Gabriel Brooks

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