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John William North

Also known as: John William North; primary name: North, John William
Details: individual; painter/draughtsman; British; Male
Life dates: 1842-1924
Address: 119 Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square, London (1870s) Dar el Ouard, Mustapha Superieur, Algiers
Biography: Painter, watercolourist and draughtsman on wood; apprenticed to J.W.Whymper; elected ARA, 1893. Included as one of the 'Idyllists', with his friends Fred Walker (q.v.) and George John Pinwell, after his return from Italy. Much of his work was for book illustration. A letter from North at Washford, Taunton, Somerset, to 'Mrs Hart' dated 29 June 1909 acknowledging two letters of hers is kept with other archival material presented by Robin de Beaumont in 1992 (q.v.); a reproductin of a bookplate for J. N. Hart by Stephen Gooden is kept with the letter.
Bibliography: R.K.Engen, 'Dictionary of Victorian Wood Engravers,' 1985 Gere 1994 Donato Esposito, 'Frederick Walker and the Idyllists', published Lund Humphries in June 2017

34 related objects

drawing

Museum number: 1970,0307.2 |
Producer name: BIOG40352 Drawn by:John William North |
Production date: 1873

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1992,0406.86 |
Producer name: BIOG40352 Drawn by:John William North |
Production date: 1867

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1992,0406.88 |
Producer name: BIOG40352 Drawn by:John William North |
Production date: 1867

drawing

Museum number: 1994,0723.2 |
Producer name: BIOG40352 Drawn by:John William North |
Production date: 1865

drawing; print study

Museum number: 2021,7017.2 |
Producer name: BIOG31320 Drawn by:Sir Hubert von Herkomer |
Production date: 1892

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1992,0406.87 |
Producer name: BIOG40352 Drawn by:John William North |
Production date: 1867

print; book-illustration; album

Title: India-Proofs of Wood-Engravings by The Brothers Dalziel |
Museum number: 1913,0415.189 |
Producer name: Print made by:Dalziel BrothersPublished by:Alexander Strahan |
Production date: 1871

print; book-illustration; album

Title: India-Proofs of Wood-Engravings by The Brothers Dalziel |
Museum number: 1913,0415.178 |
Producer name: Block cut by:Dalziel BrothersAfter:Charles Henry Bennett |
Production date: 1863

print; book-illustration; album

Title: India-Proofs of Wood-Engravings by The Brothers Dalziel |
Museum number: 1913,0415.179 |
Producer name: Block cut by:Dalziel BrothersAfter:William Paton Burton |
Production date: 1863-1867

print; book; book-illustration; newspaper/periodical

Museum number: 1992,0406.218.a |
Producer name: After:Arthur Boyd HoughtonAfter:John Dawson Watson |
Production date: 1866-1867 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book; book-illustration

Museum number: 1992,0406.101 |
Producer name: After:Henry Noel HumphreysAfter:Thomas Dewell Scott |
Production date: 1864 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)Published in:London (England)

print; book; book-illustration; newspaper/periodical

Museum number: 1992,0406.206.c |
Producer name: Published by:Alexander StrahanAfter:John Everett Millais |
Production date: 1863 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)Printed in:London (England)

print; book-illustration; book

Museum number: 1996,1104.41 |
Producer name: After:William Paton BurtonAfter:Thomas Bolton Gilchrist Septimus Dalziel |
Production date: 1867 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)Published in:London (England)

print; book; book-illustration

Museum number: 1992,0406.113 |
Producer name: After:Arthur Boyd HoughtonAfter:Edward Dalziel |
Production date: 1868 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration; album

Title: India-Proofs of Wood-Engravings by The Brothers Dalziel |
Museum number: 1913,0415.184 |
Producer name: Block cut by:Dalziel BrothersAfter:William S Brunton |
Production date: 1867

print; book-illustration; album

Title: India-Proofs of Wood-Engravings by The Brothers Dalziel |
Museum number: 1913,0415.180 |
Producer name: Block cut by:Dalziel BrothersAfter:Charles Henry Bennett |
Production date: 1864

print; book-illustration; album

Title: India-Proofs of Wood-Engravings by The Brothers Dalziel |
Museum number: 1913,0415.182 |
Producer name: Block cut by:Dalziel BrothersAfter:Thomas Bolton Gilchrist Septimus Dalziel |
Production date: 1866

print

Title: A bit of Somerset |
Museum number: 1905,0426.42 |
Producer name: BIOG40352 Print made by:John William North |
Production date: 1895

print; book; book-illustration

Museum number: 1992,0406.395 |
Producer name: After:George John PinwellAfter:John William North |
Production date: 1867 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)Published in:London (England)

print; book; book-illustration

Museum number: 1996,1104.22 |
Producer name: After:George John PinwellAfter:John William North |
Production date: 1867 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)Published in:Boston (Massachusetts)

print; book; book-illustration

Museum number: 1992,0406.20 |
Producer name: After:John Dawson WatsonAfter:Henry Courtney Selous |
Production date: 1867 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book; book-illustration; newspaper/periodical

Museum number: 1992,0406.206.f |
Producer name: Published by:Alexander StrahanPrinted by:Bradbury & Co |
Production date: 1866 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)Published in:London (England)

print; book; book-illustration

Museum number: 1992,0406.257 |
Producer name: After:Frederick WalkerAfter:George John Pinwell |
Production date: 1874 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)Published in:London (England)

print; book; book-illustration

Museum number: 1992,0406.139 |
Producer name: Printed by:Welch, Bigelow & CoPublished by:Roberts Brothers |
Production date: 1866 |
Production place: Printed in:Cambridge (Massachusetts)Published in:Boston (Massachusetts)

print; book; book-illustration

Museum number: 1992,0406.364 |
Producer name: After:J BurlisonAfter:Thomas Bolton Gilchrist Septimus Dalziel |
Production date: 1866

print; book; book-illustration

Museum number: 1992,0406.240 |
Producer name: After:Henry Noel HumphreysAfter:John Dawson Watson |
Production place: Made in:London (England)Printed in:London (England)

print; book-illustration; book

Museum number: 1992,0406.346 |
Producer name: After:William Paton BurtonAfter:Thomas Bolton Gilchrist Septimus Dalziel |
Production date: 1866 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)Published in:London (England)

print; book; book-illustration

Museum number: 1992,0406.229 |
Producer name: After:Henry Noel HumphreysAfter:Sir John Gilbert |
Production date: 1864 |
Production place: Made in:London (England)Printed in:London (England)

print; book; book-illustration

Museum number: 1992,0406.137 |
Producer name: After:George John PinwellAfter:John William North |
Production date: 1867 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)Published in:London (England)

print; illustrated book; newspaper/periodical; bookplate

Museum number: 1992,0406.385 |
Producer name: Print made by:Dalziel BrothersPrint made by:Joseph Swain |
Production date: 1862-1867 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; leaflet

Title: St Saviour's Church, Lecture and Reading Room for the Deaf and Dumb |
Museum number: 1896,0413.10 |
Producer name: BIOG40352 Print made by:John William North |
Production date: 1895

print; illustrated book; bookplate

Museum number: 1992,0406.354 |
Producer name: Print made by:Dalziel BrothersPrint made by:R Taylor & Co |
Production date: 1881-1885 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

printing-block; book-illustration; drawing

Museum number: 1996,1104.54 |
Producer name: BIOG40352 Drawn by:John William North

printing-block; book-illustration; drawing

Title: I Leaned out of the Window |
Museum number: 1992,0406.414 |
Producer name: BIOG40352 Drawn by:John William North |
Production date: 1864

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