Septimus Prowett
(1797-1867), Publisher, bookseller and picture dealerArtist associated with 1 portrait
by William Henry Worthington, published by Septimus Prowett, after François Xavier Fabre
line engraving, published 1824
NPG D38512
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David Radcliffe
15 March 2019, 01:54
(1797-1867). A London and Worcester bookseller and picture dealer; he founded the London Literary and Publishing Society in 1826 and published Paradise Lost illustrated by John Martin (1825) and Punch and Judy illustrated by George Cruikshank (1828).
"The Mysterious Septimus Prowett" British Art Journal (2000) 20-25
FreeBMD. England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915