Frederick Wilton Litchfield Stockdale (1786–1858, fl. 1803–1848) was a British artist. Stockdale was primarily a landscape artist, and his work was often published as engravings. He signed his work F.W.L. Stockdale. After working for the

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, Stockdale specialised in the antiquities of southern England and the

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. Some of his work is included in the UK

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and his archives are held by the

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William Woolnoth William Woolnoth (1780–1837) was an engraver. He was one of the engravers whose work was included in Cadell and Davies ''Britannia depicta''. He did engravings of work by artists such as Thomas Mann Baynes, Robert Blemmell Schnebbelie, Frederi ...

did engravings of some of his work.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stockdale, Frederick Wilton Litchfield 19th-century British artists 1786 births 1858 deaths