About William Barnard
Lived 1774 – 1849 (aged 74–75). William Barnard was an engraver.
William Barnard (1774–1849) was an English mezzotint engraver.
Barnard primarily lived and worked in London. He made a series of engravings of Lord Nelson. He also made other types of engraving, for example for a grocer, that were frankly promotional. One of those was for the "Golden Lane Genuine Brewery", after Dean Wolstenholme Sr.
After 1829, for a period, Barnard was a designated Keeper of the British Institution. According to Thomas Uwins, he was in charge of hanging exhibitions there. He died 11 November 1849.
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Who was William Barnard?
British engraver (1774–1849)
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William Barnard was born in 1774.
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William Barnard died in 1849.
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William Barnard was an engraver.
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