School of Art

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School of Art
Aberystwyth University
Buarth Mawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 1NG

Tel: +44 (0)1970 622460

Fax: +44 (0)1970 622461

Email: artschool@aber.ac.uk


Display artist/maker:

William Henry Mote

Born: 1803, United Kingdom, England   Died: 1871, United Kingdom, England

Printmaker, specialised in line and stipple engravings and etchings on steel plates. He worked for English engraver Charles Heath as a teenager and became a member of the Royal Academy, London, in his late 20s. Mainly concentrating on portrait etchings, including royalty, he also produced religious images and portraits of beautiful women for annuals from the 1820s to the 1850s. His works are held in collections such as the National Portrait Gallery, London, and the National Maritime Museum, London.

Objects in the collections associated with this artist/maker

Princess Katherine of France PR4996 Prints




 
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