Nationality British Parents James Carpenter | Name William Carpenter Religion Roman Catholic | |
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Died 1866, British Museum, London, United Kingdom Children William Carpenter, Percy Carpenter People also search for William Carpenter, Margaret Sarah Carpenter, Percy Carpenter, Alexander Geddes, Harriet Easton | ||
William Hookham Carpenter (1792–1866) was a British Keeper of Prints at the British Museum.
Biography
Carpenter was born in Bruton Street, London on 2 March 1792. He was the son of James Carpenter, a bookseller in Old Bond Street. In 1817 Carpenter married Margaret Sarah Geddes who was a noted portrait-painter, as Margaret Sarah Carpenter. He tried painting and publishing but eventually found employment as the Keeper of Prints at the British Museum. He purchased a number of notable drawings including some by Michelangelo and Raphael. Carpenter died at the British Museum.
William and Margaret's children included two noted painters, another William and Percy Carpenter who both travelled.
References
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