Richard Woodman (1 July 1784 – 15 December 1859) was an English engraver and miniature portrait painter.

Life

Woodman was born in London. He is often referred to as "The Younger" to distinguish him from his father, Richard Woodman, who was also an engraver.Google Books: Benezit Dictionary of British Graphic Artists and Illustrators
/ref> He served his apprenticeship with Robert Mitchell Meadows (?-1812), a

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engraver. For some years, he found considerable employment creating book illustrations; chiefly portraits of actors, sportsmen, and

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ministers. Plates by him are found in Knight's "Gallery of Portraits", "

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", the "British Gallery of Art", and Cottle's "Reminiscences". His largest work is the "Judgment of Paris", from the painting by

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, now in the

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. In 1808, he was briefly employed as a curator of engravings in Italy. During the latter part of his life, he was mostly a painter of miniatures and small watercolour portraits, which he exhibited occasionally at the

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between 1820 and 1850. Many of these paintings may be seen in the

National Portrait Gallery, London The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is an art gallery in London housing a collection of portraits of historically important and famous British people. It was arguably the first national public gallery dedicated to portraits in the world when it ...

References

External links

National Portrait Gallery: Works by Richard WoodmanV&A: "The Judgment of Paris" (after Rubens) by Woodman
{{DEFAULTSORT:Woodman, Richard 1784 births 1859 deaths English engravers