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William Child (philosopher)
William Child (160623 March 1697) was an English composer and organist. Early life Born in Bristol, Child was a chorister in the cathedral under the direction of Elway Bevin. In 1630 he began his lifetime association with St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, becoming first a lay-clerk and, from 1632, Master of the Choristers there until the dissolution of the chapel in 1643. After the Restoration of Charles II in 1660, Child was re-appointed to St. George's, became Master of the King's Wind Music and a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal. Works His output of church music is understandably considerable, including a set of psalms (1639), many anthems and 17 service settings. He was often influenced by the Italian 'tastes' of his time, but also wrote anthems in more conventional English forms. Little secular music of Child survives, namely, a number of catches Catch may refer to: In sports * Catch (game), children's game * Catch (baseball), a maneuver in baseball * Catch (cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Caldwall
James Caldwall, (1739–1822) was an English draughtsman and engraving, engraver. Life Caldwall was born in London in 1739, and studied under John Keyse Sherwin. He is known mainly for his portraits, although he also engraved genre and military subjects. He employed a technique which combined both line engraving, engraving and etching. Between 1768 and 1780 he exhibited 29 works at the Free Society of Artists and one at the Society of Artists. He died in 1822. His brother, John Caldwall, who died in 1819, was a miniature painter who worked in Scotland. Works Caldwall's works include: Portraits *''Sir Henry Oxenden Baronets, Oxenden, Bart''. *''Catherine Howard, Countess of Suffolk, Katherine, Countess of Suffolk'' *''Sir John Glynne (judge), John Glynne, Chief Justice of the King's Bench''. (pictured) *''Sir Roger Curtis''; after William Hamilton (painter), William Hamilton *''Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, Admiral Keppel'' *''John Gillies (historian), John Gillies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |