Francis Holl
(1815-1884), EngraverSitter in 1 portrait
Artist associated with 103 portraits
The son of prominent engraver William Holl, Francis Holl was apprenticed to his father. He became a successful and fashionable engraver, working for book as well as print publishers. He worked for twenty-five years engraving the queen's pictures and received royal commissions to execute private plates of portraits of the royal family. He engraved many plates after works by famous artists of the day. Between 1856 and 1883, he exhibited twenty engravings at the Royal Academy and was finally elected an associate engraver in 1883.
by William Holl Jr, and by Francis Holl, printed by McQueen (Macqueen)
stipple engraving, 19th century
NPG D36336
by Francis Holl, after George Richmond
engraving, after 1815
NPG D37488
Elizabeth Wellesley (née Hay), Duchess of Wellington
by William Holl Jr, by Francis Holl, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), after John Hayter
stipple engraving, mid 19th century
NPG D35629
by Francis Holl, after Eden Upton Eddis
stipple and line engraving, mid 19th century
NPG D37144
by Francis Holl, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, mid 19th century
NPG D37333
by William Holl Jr, by Francis Holl, after Benjamin Rawlinson Faulkner
stipple engraving, mid 19th century
NPG D39110
by Francis Holl, after Eden Upton Eddis
stipple and line engraving, mid 19th century
NPG D40049
Charlotte Frances Frederica Spencer (née Seymour), Countess Spencer
by Francis Holl, after James Rannie Swinton
stipple engraving, mid 19th century
NPG D42013
Charlotte Frances Frederica Spencer (née Seymour), Countess Spencer
by Francis Holl, after James Rannie Swinton
stipple engraving, mid 19th century
NPG D42014
by Francis Holl, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, mid 19th century
NPG D11001
by and published by Francis Holl, published by and after T.W. Harland
stipple engraving, published 1 July 1835
NPG D39104
Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge of Lahore
by Francis Holl, published by Henry Thomas Ryall, published by James Fraser, published by Sir Francis Graham Moon, 1st Bt, after Eden Upton Eddis
stipple engraving, published 1836
NPG D35411
James Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe
by Francis Holl, after Henry Perronet Briggs
stipple engraving, published 1836
NPG D4937
by Francis Holl, after Károly (or Charles) Brocky
stipple engraving, based on a work of 1840
NPG D21502
Emily Mary (née Grimston), Countess of Craven
by William Holl Jr, and by Francis Holl, after John Hayter
stipple engraving, published 1840
NPG D34225
by Francis Holl, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, 1840s
NPG D35233
by William Holl Jr, and by Francis Holl, published by Whittaker & Co, after Henry Room
engraving, published 1840
NPG D36604
by William Holl Jr, and by Francis Holl, published by Whittaker & Co, after Henry Room
engraving, published 1840
NPG D36605
Emily Harriet Stanhope (née Kerrison), Countess Stanhope
by William Holl Jr, and by Francis Holl, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), after John Lucas
stipple and line engraving, published April 1840
NPG D41858
Lady Georgina Rebow (née Toler) when Lady Georgina Toler
by Francis Holl, after John Hayter
stipple engraving, published 1840
NPG D5597
Related People
- Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl (son)
- William Holl Sr (father)
- William Holl Jr (brother)
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