Name Arthur Hind | Role Art Historian | |
Books An introduction to a histor, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, A History of Engraving & Etching, Some Early Italian Engravin, William Hogarth - His Origin | ||
Arthur Mayger Hind (1880-1957) was a British art historian.
Biography
Born in Burton upon Trent, Hind attended City of London School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He graduated from university with honours in 1902. Hind came to specialise in prints and drawings and studied history of engraving in Dresden under Max Lehrs. His particular interest lay in Italian prints and drawings. Between 1933 and 1945 he was Keeper of the Department of Prints, British Museum.
He died in Henley-on-Thames in 1957.
References
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