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William Radclyffe
​(1783-1855)

William Radclyffe antique engraving
William Radclyffe (1783-1855)
 
Radclyffe was an engraver born in Birmingham, where he worked as an engraver. Additionally, he was a great supporter of the arts in his home city; he helped to found the Birmingham School of Art in 1814 and later helped to establish the Birmingham Society of Arts.
His engravings were included in Graphic Illustrations of Warwickshire, 1829 and Thomas Roscoe’s Wanderings in North and South Wales, 1844, amongst others.
His sons Edward and William were also artists; Edward followed his father in engraving and William was a portrait painter.
 
Collections
 
British Museum, London
Metropolitan Museum, New York
National Portrait Gallery, London
Royal Academy, London
Royal Collection Trust
Tate Gallery, London
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
 
Literature
 
Hind, A M (1963 reprint), A History of Engraving and Etching, Dover Publications
Mackenzie, I (1988), British Prints, Antique Collectors’ Club
Redgrave, S (1970 reprint), A Dictionary of Artists of the English School, Kingsmead Reprints
Williamson, G C Ed. (1904), Bryan’s Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, George Bell and Sons


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