Samuel Rawle
(1771-1860)Artist associated with 2 portraits
Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington
by Samuel Rawle, published by James Asperne
line engraving, published 1 November 1804
NPG D3229
Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington
by Samuel Rawle, published by James Asperne
line engraving, published 1 November 1804
NPG D14658
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Evelyn Dick
19 February 2020, 00:41
Samuel Rawle. 1851 census HO107/15/7/265/56 shows him born Dunster.(Somerset) This is borne out by an entry in the Baptism register of 27 December 1776, son of George and Ann. In 1791 a Samuel Rawle was apprenticed to Thomas Bonner,of Gloucester as an engraver. (National Archives IR 1 Series 66 f 5). He moved to London in the late 1790's and married Mary Purkess 28 April 1801 at St. Pancras. His obituary appears in the Essex Standard of 14 Nov. 1860.
"Oct. 31st at his residence, Kentish Town, Samuel Rawle, Esq. aged 84 and on the 6th inst. Mary, his widow, aged 83, after a union of 61 years."
He was a friend of William Lyddon, Solicitor of 24 Carey Street who was born Eastbury Farm, Carhampton, Somerset. There is a journal in the Somerset Heritage Centre DD/X/HDG/3 that has a poem "To my Worthy Friend Mr. Sam. Rawle" written by William Lyddon January 17, 1790
C V Horie
19 September 2021, 12:57
S Rawle was involved in conveyancing of property in Dunster 1806. Somerset Heritage Centre DD/L/1/29/26/20.
He obviously maintained close connections to his area, seen in his engravings of Dunster Castle 1798, 1800. Was he supported in his early life by the owner of the Castle, Mr Fownes Luttrell?