About Joseph Netherclift
Lived 1794 – 1863 (aged 68). Joseph Netherclift was a British lithographer and composer.
Joseph Netherclift (8 September 1792 – 8 April 1863) was an English composer and lithographer. He was awarded a medal in 1829 for his method of lithography. He was making lithographic facsimiles of historical documents in 1833.
Perhaps his most famous work is "We Happy Shepherd Swains".
Netherclift died 8 April 1863 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.
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Who was Joseph Netherclift?
British composer
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Joseph Netherclift was born on 8 September 1794.
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Joseph Netherclift died on 8 April 1863.
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Joseph Netherclift was a lithographer and composer.
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Joseph Netherclift was British.
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