William Lodge (July 4, 1649 – 1689) was an

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engraver and printmaker of the

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period.

Life

He was born in

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, where his father was a merchant, and he inherited a degree of financial independence. Lodge was educated first at Leeds, then at Jesus College in

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, then studied law at

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. He however mostly appears to have been employed in drawing and engraving. He was a friend of the fellow engraver,

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, and enjoyed an informal salon of intellectuals at

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. These included Dr.

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, and

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the glass painter.

Works

Lodge is known best for his

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. When he accompanied Thomas Belasyse, Earl of Fanconbery, on his embassy to

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, he became acquainted with a picture book, ''Viaggio Pittoresco'', by

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Ticozzi page 114.). The chapters were introduced by a

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of a city or town of Italy, and followed by a series of engravings of famous paintings in that locus. Lodge had the book republished, copying images. It was entitled ''The Painter's Voyage of Italy, in which all the famous paintings of the most eminent Masters are particularised, as they are preserved in the several cities of Italy.'' He also engraved scientific papers for Martin Lister. He is known to have engraved a portrait of

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. He was an avid draughtsman of landscapes throughout England, Wales, and Ireland.

References

* *The Yorkshire Archaeological Journal; Yorkshire Archaeological Society (1898); page 433. (Googlebooks digitized Oct 27, 2005). *A Provincial Man of Science at Work: Martin Lister, F.R.S., and His Illustrators 1670-1683 , Robert W. Unwin. Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London (1995) Volume 49(2): pages 209–230. English printmakers Baroque printmakers English engravers 1649 births 1689 deaths Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge {{UK-printmaker-stub