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William Woolnoth (1780–1837) was an engraver. He was one of the engravers whose work was included in
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''. He did engravings of work by artists such as
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Frederick Wilton Litchfield Stockdale Frederick Wilton Litchfield Stockdale (1786–1858, fl. 1803–1848) was a British artist. Stockdale was primarily a landscape artist, and his work was often published as engravings. He signed his work F.W.L. Stockdale. After working for the Ea ...
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Thomas Allom Thomas Allom (13 March 1804 – 21 October 1872) was an English architect, artist, and topographical illustrator. He was a founding member of what became the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). He designed many buildings in London, i ...
. He also did the engravings for
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's ''The ancient castles of England and Wales''. He did the engravings for a book that he published in 1816 on the cathedral church of Canterbury (''A graphical illustration of the metropolitan cathedral church of Canterbury; accompanied by a history and description of that venerable fabric'') According to Oxford Reference he also did engraving work in Spain. He was also one of the engravers for The Architecture of M. Vitruvius Pollio in Ten Books (De architectura). His engravings are part of the British Museum collection and National Archives. An engraving by Woolnoth is also included in the
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of William Gott, a wool merchant, and his son John Gott who was
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of
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and Bishop of
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1780 births 1837 deaths English engravers {{England-artist-stub