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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. <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> |
His teacher was [[Charles Heath]]. In 1824 he published his first plate, after a portrait of the [[Duke of York]] by [[Thomas Lawrence]]. In 1925 he went to Paris and worked in the studio od Suisse. |
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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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[[Image:Doo-Combat.JPG|thumb|left|200px|''The Combat'']] |
[[Image:Doo-Combat.JPG|thumb|left|200px|''The Combat'']] He was made a Royal Academician in 1867. |
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Famous is his line-engraving ''The Combat'' after [[William Etty]]’s painting from 1849. |
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Pictured is his well-known line-engraving ''The Combat'' after [[William Etty]]’s painting from 1849. He is also known for his engraving of "Knox preaching before the Lords of the Congregation," after Wilkie, his "Combat" after Etty, "Italian Pilgrims coming in sight of Rome" after Eastlake, the "Infant Christ" after Raphael and the "Ecce Homo" after Correggio. His engraving of the "Raising of Lazarus," by Sebastiano del Piombo (1864) took him eight years. |
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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 1925 he went to Paris and worked in the studio od Suisse.
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]
He was made a Royal Academician in 1867.
Pictured is his well-known line-engraving The Combat after William Etty’s painting from 1849. He is also known for his engraving of "Knox preaching before the Lords of the Congregation," after Wilkie, his "Combat" after Etty, "Italian Pilgrims coming in sight of Rome" after Eastlake, the "Infant Christ" after Raphael and the "Ecce Homo" after Correggio. His engraving of the "Raising of Lazarus," by Sebastiano del Piombo (1864) took him eight years.
References
- ^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
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