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Samuel Woodburn

Also known as: Samuel Woodburn; primary name: Woodburn, Samuel
Details: individual; dealer/auction house; publisher/printer; British; Male
Life dates: 1783-1853 (correct birth date discovered by Jacob Simon)
Address: 112 St Martin's Lane (in 1814) St Martin's Lane (in 1832)
Biography: One of four brothers, sons of John Woodburn (q.v.) who worked respectively in printselling, bookselling, picture dealing and frame-making. Samuel specialised in prints and drawings. Responsible for the posthumous dispersal of the collection of Thomas Lawrence. There were five major sales after Woodburn's death, all at Christie's: 5-13.vi.1854 Prints Lots 1 - 1586 16-27.vi.1854 Drawings other than Lawrence Lots 1 - 2598 4-8.vi.1860 Lawrence drawings Lots 1 - 1076 12-14.vi.1860 Remaining drawings and books Lots1077-1773, Addenda Lots 1774-1911 9-11.vi.1860 Pictures Lots 1 - 141
Bibliography: Not in ODNB 'Landmarks in Print Collecting' (see index) Jacob Simon, British picture framemakers, 1600-1950 (www.npg.org.uk/research) Simon Turner, 'Samuel Woodburn', Print Quarterly XX, 2003, pp.131-44

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