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 Francis Holl, after Thomas Phillips
stipple and line engraving, circa 1840-1880 (1829)
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by Francis Holl, after Thomas Phillips
stipple and line engraving, circa 1840-1880 (1829)
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Emily Henrietta Boyle (née Seymour), Countess of Shannon when Lady Boyle
by William Holl Jr, and by Francis Holl, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), published by T.G. March, after John Hayter
stipple engraving, published 1842
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Emily Henrietta Boyle (née Seymour), Countess of Shannon when Lady Boyle
by William Holl Jr, and by Francis Holl, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), published by T.G. March, after John Hayter
stipple engraving, published 1842
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Emily Henrietta Boyle (née Seymour), Countess of Shannon when Lady Boyle
by William Holl Jr, and by Francis Holl, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), published by T.G. March, after John Hayter
stipple engraving, published 1842
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Frances (née Barrington), Countess of Dartmouth
by and published by Francis Holl, after John Hayter
stipple engraving, published 1845 (1844)
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by Francis Holl, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, (1846)
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by Francis Holl, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, (1848 or 1849)
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by Francis Holl, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, (1848 or 1849)
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George Granville Waldegrave, 2nd Baron Radstock
by Francis Holl, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), published by Joseph Hogarth, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, published 1848
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George Granville Waldegrave, 2nd Baron Radstock
by Francis Holl, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, published 1848
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by Francis Holl, after Thomas Charles Wageman
stipple engraving, before 1848
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by Francis Holl, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), published by Joseph Hogarth, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, published 1 March 1849
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by Francis Holl, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, (1849)
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by Francis Holl, published by Joseph Hogarth, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, published 1849
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Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent and Strathearn
by Francis Holl, after Franz Xaver Winterhalter
stipple and line engraving, 1850s-1860s
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Robert Monsey Rolfe, Baron Cranworth
by Francis Holl, published by Joseph Hogarth, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, published 1850
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by Francis Holl, after Henry Wyndham Phillips
stipple engraving, 1850 or after
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by Francis Holl, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, 1850s-1870s
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Emily Mary ('Amelia') (née Lamb), Viscountess Palmerston
by Francis Holl, published by Joseph Hogarth, after James Rannie Swinton
stipple engraving, published 1850
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Related People
- Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl (son)
- William Holl Sr (father)
- William Holl Jr (brother)
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