William Woollett

The following information about Wiliam is true but the connection between William and Daniel needs to be proven. As far as I, Norman A Booth, know from stories passed on by my father, Norman H Booth. William Woollett was suppose to have been our relative but I can not accurately state who the father of Daniel was and there is no evidence William had a son named Daniel.

An eminent engraver. Born at Midstone, where his father was a watchmaker. His first knowledge of engraving was derived from an artist named Tinney, but his effective and original style was entirely the result of his own natural genius. He studied at the St. Martin's Lane Academy and was largely employed by Alderman Boydell. In 1766 he became a member of the Incorporated Society of Artists, of which he held the secretaryship for several years. He was appointed historical engraver to the King. His finest works were the "Death of Wolfe" and "The Battle of La Hogue," after West and "Nicole" after Wilson. He died in Upper Brook Street, Rathbone Place, and was buried in old St. Pancras churchyard. There is a monument to him in the cloisters of Westminister Abbey.

William Woollett (August 15, 1735 - May 23, 1785), English engraver, was born at Maidstone, of a family which came originally from the Netherlands.

Life History 15th Aug 1735

Born in Maidstone, Kent..1 31st Aug 1735

Christened in All Saints, Maidstone, Kent. 26th Mar 1763

Birth of son William WOOLLETT about 1765

Death of daughter Hannah WOOLLETT 29th Sep 1765

Birth of daughter Hannah WOOLLETT before 1766

Death of son William WOOLLETT 6th Oct 1766

Birth of son William WOOLLETT 2nd Nov 1767

Birth of son James WOOLLETT 8th Apr 1769

Birth of son Philip WOOLLETT about 1770

Death of Hannah before 1773

Birth of daughter Elizabeth WOOLLETT about 1773

Death of daughter Elizabeth WOOLLETT about 1774

Birth of daughter Elizabeth Sophia WOOLLETT.2 before 1776

Birth of daughter Elizabeth WOOLLETT 31st May 1776

Death of daughter Elizabeth WOOLLETT 7th May 1777

Birth of daughter Harriet WOOLLETT 7th May 1777

Birth of son William WOOLLETT before 1778

Birth of daughter Amelia WOOLLETT about 1778

Death of daughter Amelia WOOLLETT before 1779

Birth of daughter Maria WOOLLETT about 1779

Death of daughter Harriet WOOLLETT about 1779

Death of daughter Maria WOOLLETT 22nd Nov 1780

Birth of son George Oldfield WOOLLETT.3 about 1781

Death of son Samuel WOOLLETT 16th Nov 1781

Birth of son Charles WOOLLETT.4 16th Nov 1781

Birth of son Samuel WOOLLETT.4 about 1782

Death of son Charles WOOLLETT about 1783

Death of son William WOOLLETT 23rd May 1785

Died in Upper Charlotte Street, Westminster, London..1 28th May 1785

Buried in Old St. Pancras churchyard, London.

Other facts

Married Hannah

Married Elizabeth POUNCY

Birth of daughter Ann WOOLLETT

Notes

   * Born in East Lane (King Street), Maidstone.

Freeman 27 May 1757.
PCC Will 1785.
"Woollett was the father of 24 children" - Fagan 1883.
Only Ann, Elizabeth Sophia, George, and his widow, were beneficiaries under William
Woolletts will.
Died 23rd May 1785 in Upper Charlotte Street, Westminster, London.
One account says died in Upper Brook Street, Rathbone Place,
London.[nickwool.FTW]
Full copy of the will is shown on web site of Les Sullivan
http://www.courthouse.demon.co.uk
He was apprenticed to John Tinney, an engraver in Fleet Street, London, and studied in the St Martin's Lane academy. His first important plate was from the "Niobe" of Richard Wilson, published by Boydell in 1761, which was followed in 1763 by a companion engraving from the "Phaethon" of the same painter. After West he engraved his fine plate of the "Battle of La Hogue" (1781), and the "Death of General Wolfe" (1776), which is usually considered Woollett's masterpiece. In 1775 he was appointed engraver-in-ordinary to George III; and he was a member of the Incorporated Society of Artists, of which for several years he acted as secretary.

In his plates, which unite work with the etching-needle, the dry-point and the graver, Woollett shows the greatest richness and variety of execution. In his landscapes the rendering of water is particularly excellent. In his portraits and historical subjects the rendering of flesh is characterized by great softness and delicacy. His works rank among the great productions of the English school of engraving. Louis Fagan, in his Catalogue Raisonné of the Engraved Works of William Woollett (1885), has enumerated 123 plates by this engraver.

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