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'''George Thomas Doo''' (January 6, 1800, [[Surrey]] - November 13, 1886, [[Sutton, London|Sutton]]) was an [[England|English]] engraver. |
'''George Thomas Doo''' (January 6, 1800, [[Surrey]] - November 13, 1886, [[Sutton, London|Sutton]]) was an [[England|English]] engraver. |
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His teacher was [[Charles Heath]]. In 1824 he published his first plate, after a portrait of the [[Duke of York]] by [[Thomas Lawrence]]. In 1836 he was made ''Engraver in Ordinary'' to [[William IV of England|William IV]], and later to [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]]. Doo became a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1851. Famous is his line-engraving ''The Combat'' after [[William Etty]]’s painting from 1849. |
His teacher was [[Charles Heath]]. In 1824 he published his first plate, after a portrait of the [[Duke of York]] by [[Thomas Lawrence]]. In 1836 he was made ''Engraver in Ordinary'' to [[William IV of England|William IV]], and later to [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]]. Doo became a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1851. <ref> {{cite web | url= http://www2.royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27doo%27%29 | title = Library and Archive Catalogue | publisher= Royal Society| accessdate = 27 November 2010}} </ref> |
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Famous is his line-engraving ''The Combat'' after [[William Etty]]’s painting from 1849. |
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[[Image:Doo-Combat.JPG|thumb|left|200px|''The Combat'']] |
[[Image:Doo-Combat.JPG|thumb|left|200px|''The Combat'']] |
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George Thomas Doo (January 6, 1800, Surrey - November 13, 1886, Sutton) was an English engraver.
His teacher was Charles Heath. In 1824 he published his first plate, after a portrait of the Duke of York by Thomas Lawrence. In 1836 he was made Engraver in Ordinary to William IV, and later to Queen Victoria. Doo became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1851. [1]
Famous is his line-engraving The Combat after William Etty’s painting from 1849.
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- ^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 27 November 2010.