William Hookham Carpenter

William Hookham Carpenter
William Hookham Carpenter by his wife
Born	1792 London
Died	1866 British Museum
Nationality	British
Employer	British Museum
Religion	Roman Catholic
Spouse	Margaret Geddes

William Hookham Carpenter (1792–1866) was a British Keeper of Prints at the British Museum.

Biography

Carpenter was born in Bruton Street, London on 2 March 1792. He was the son of James Carpenter, a bookseller in Old Bond Street. In 1817 Carpenter married Margaret Sarah Geddes who was a noted portrait-painter, as Margaret Sarah Carpenter. He tried painting and publishing but eventually found employment as the Keeper of Prints at the British Museum. He purchased a number of notable drawings including some by Michelangelo and Raphael. Carpenter died at the British Museum.^[1]

William and Margaret's children included two noted painters, another William and Percy Carpenter who both travelled.^[2]

References

^ Carpenter, William Hookham (1887). "Carpenter, William Hookham". In Leslie Stephen. Dictionary of National Biography. 09. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
^ The Golden Temple at Amritsar, William Carpenter, Feb. 1854, Victoria and Albert Museum, ref IS.50-1882, accessed July 2010

Persondata
Name	Carpenter, William Hookham
Alternative names
Short description	Keeper of Prints at the British Museum
Date of birth	1792
Place of birth	London
Date of death	1866
Place of death	British Museum