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Richard Duppa
Richard Duppa (1770–1831) was an English writer and a draughtsman. Life He was the son of William Duppa of Culmington, Shropshire. He studied art in Rome in his youth, and showed himself a skilful draughtsman. He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford, on 9 November 1807, aged 37, and became a student of the Middle Temple on 7 February 1810. He graduated LL.B. at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, Trinity Hall, Cambridge, in 1814. He wrote on botanical, artistic and political topics and was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. He died in Lincoln's Inn on 11 July 1831. Works Duppa's chief works were: * ''A Journal of … the subversion of the Ecclesiastical Government in 1798'', London, 1799, 3rd ed. 1807. * ''A Selection of twelve heads from the Last Judgment of Michael Angelo'', 1801, imperial folio. * ''Heads from the Fresco Pictures of Raffaele in the Vatican'', 1803, folio. * ''Memoirs [1742–57] of a Literary and Political Character'', i.e. Richard Glover (poet), Rich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culmington
Culmington is a village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England, about east of Craven Arms and north of Ludlow. The village is about above sea level, beside the River Corve, just east of the B4365 road. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 423. History Medieval The Domesday Book of 1086 records the parish in the hundred of Culvestan. The book records that at the time the manor of Culmington was held by Earl Roger of Shrewsbury and valued at £6. The area was entrusted to the Earl by his cousin, King William. 12 villagers were recorded in the parish, with a total of 4 slaves. Before the control of the Earl, the area of Culmington and much of the Shropshire county belonged to Edric the Wild. He is reputed to have held the Welsh border with a heavy hand. The Domesday Book records the name as "Comintone". The Saxon border thegn, Edric the Wild, held the areas of Sireton, Comitome and Elsich. Known today as Serifton, Culmington and Elsich respectively. The Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
