About George Wilmot Bonner
Lived 1796 – 1836 (aged 40). George Wilmot Bonner was an illustrator, artist and xylographer.
George Wilmot Bonner (24 May 1796 – 3 June 1836) was a British wood-engraver.
Life 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.
Bonner himself trained William James Linton and William Henry Powis. He died on 3 June 1836.
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Who was George Wilmot Bonner?
British wood-engraver
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George Wilmot Bonner was born on 24 May 1796 in Devizes.
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George Wilmot Bonner died on 3 June 1836 in London.
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George Wilmot Bonner was an illustrator, artist and xylographer.
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