Francis Holl

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Francis Holl by his son Frank Holl

Francis Holl (1815-1884), was an English engraver and the son of prominent engraver William Holl the Elder (c1771-1838), to whom he was apprenticed. He was both successful and fashionable, producing work for book and print publishers. He spent twenty-five years engraving Queen Victoria's pictures during which period he executed commissions of other royal portraits. Often working from paintings by fashionable artists, he exhibited twenty engravings at the Royal Academy between 1856 and 1883, and was elected an associate engraver in 1883.^[1] He was the father of Frank Holl and was the brother of engraver William Holl the Younger.

References

"Holl, Francis (1815-1884)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. Check date values in: |date= (help)

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↑ National Portrait Gallery

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