Thomas Woolnoth
(1785-1857), Painter and engraverArtist associated with 121 portraits
Best known for his theatrical portraits after Thomas Charles Wageman and for large plates after Correggio and van Dyck. He contributed steel engravings to publications including E.W. Brayley and J. Britton's The History of the Ancient Palace and Late Houses of Parliament at Westminster (1836) and The Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Poets (1853). He engraved from his own designs, providing drawings and engravings for Sarah Bowditch's Juvenile Album (1841), and his publications Flowers of Infancy (1839) and Facts and Faces (1852). He served as engraver in ordinary to Queen Victoria and exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1842-57.
by Thomas Woolnoth, after Thomas Charles Wageman
stipple engraving, circa 1823
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by Thomas Woolnoth, after Thomas Charles Wageman
stipple engraving, circa 1823
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by Thomas Woolnoth, after Thomas Charles Wageman
stipple engraving, 1823
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by Thomas Woolnoth, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving printed in colours, published 1823
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by Thomas Woolnoth, published by William Sams, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1823
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Mary Ann Paton (Mrs Wood) as Lydia in 'Morning, Noon & Night'
by Thomas Woolnoth, after Thomas Charles Wageman
stipple and line engraving, published 1823
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Mary Ann Paton (Mrs Wood) as Lydia in 'Morning, Noon & Night'
by Thomas Woolnoth, published by T & I Elvey, after Thomas Charles Wageman
hand-coloured stipple engraving, published 1823
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Emma Sarah Love (Mrs Calcraft) as Vespina in Bishop and Payne's 'Clari'
by and published by Thomas Woolnoth, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), after Thomas Charles Wageman
hand-coloured stipple and line engraving, published June 1824
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Emma Sarah Love (Mrs Calcraft) as Vespina in Bishop and Payne's 'Clari'
by and published by Thomas Woolnoth, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), after Thomas Charles Wageman
hand-coloured stipple and line engraving, published June 1824
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Emma Sarah Love (Mrs Calcraft) as Vespina in Bishop and Payne's 'Clari'
by and published by Thomas Woolnoth, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), after Thomas Charles Wageman
stipple and line engraving, published June 1824
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Henrietta Constance Berlioz (née Smithson) as Margaret in Massinger's 'A New Way to Pay Old Debts'
by and published by Thomas Woolnoth, after Thomas Charles Wageman
stipple engraving, published 1824 or 1826
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by Thomas Woolnoth, published by Thomas Dolby, after Thomas Charles Wageman
stipple engraving, published September 1824
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by Thomas Woolnoth, after Thomas Charles Wageman
stipple engraving, published 1824
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by Thomas Woolnoth, after Thomas Charles Wageman, published by Dean & Munday
stipple engraving, Published 1825
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by Thomas Woolnoth, published by Clement Chapple, after Thomas Charles Wageman
stipple engraving, published 1825
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by and published by Thomas Woolnoth, after Thomas Charles Wageman
stipple engraving, published 1825
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Sarah West (née Cooke) as Portia in Shakespeare's 'Merchant of Venice'
by Thomas Charles Wageman, published by John Cumberland, after Thomas Woolnoth
stipple engraving, published 1826
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by Thomas Woolnoth, published by John Cumberland, after Thomas Charles Wageman
stipple engraving, published 27 March 1826
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Madame Vestris as Paul in 'Paul and Virginia'
by Thomas Woolnoth, published by George Virtue, after Thomas Charles Wageman
stipple engraving, published 1826
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Robert William Elliston as Walter
by Thomas Woolnoth, published by John Cumberland, after Thomas Charles Wageman
stipple engraving, published 15 November 1827
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