Henry Graves (printseller and publisher)

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Henry Graves (17 July 1806 - 23 August 1892) was a printseller and publisher in Victorian London.

Graves married Mary Squire and they had 2 sons, Boydell and Algernon[1].

Henry Graves & Company published reproductive engravings and compiled cataloged works of the artists they published, such as "Works of the Late Sir Edwin Landseer". He also had a publishing partnership, Hodgson & Graves, with Richard Hodgson.[2]

Henry Graves published many artists whose works were exhibited at the Royal Academy and National Portrait Gallery[3].

Graves is buried in the family vault at Highgate Cemetery.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Dictionary of Art Historians - Algernon Graves [1]
  2. ^ Great Britain Central Criminal Court; Buckler, H. (1837). Central Criminal Court. Minutes of Evidence. Retrieved on 2008-03-05. 
  3. ^ National Portrait Gallery, London - Henry Graves (1806-1892), Printseller and publisher [2]
  4. ^ [The Times Monday, Aug 29, 1892; pg. 6; Issue 33729; col E]
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