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George Noble (engraver)

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George Noble (fl. 1795–1806) was an English line-engraver. The son of Edward Noble, author of Elements of Linear Perspective, he was brother to Samuel Noble and William Bonneau Noble.[1]

Works

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Noble made engravings for John Boydell's edition of Shakespeare (1802):[1]

Death of Cleopatra by George Noble, after Henry Tresham

He engraved also the subjects for Robert Bowyer's edition of David Hume's The History of England, 1806:[1]

  • "Canute reproving his Courtiers", "Henry VIII and Catharine Parr", "Charles I imprisoned in Carisbrooke Castle", "Lord William Russell's last Interview with his Family", and "The Bishops before the Privy Council", after Robert Smirke;
  • "William I receiving the Crown of England", after Benjamin West; and
  • "The Landing of William III at Torbay", after Thomas Stothard.

Noble's works included also:[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Lee, Sidney, ed. (1895). "Noble, George" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 41. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainLee, Sidney, ed. (1895). "Noble, George". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 41. London: Smith, Elder & Co.