William Henry Brooke (1772–1860) was a British artist and illustrator.

Life

He was the son of the painter Henry Brooke and a nephew of Henry Brooke, the author of ''A Fool of Quality''. He was a pupil of Samuel Drummond, and worked as a portrait painter. Menagerie

He exhibited portraits and figure subjects at the

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occasionally between 1810 and 1826, but is best known by his illustrations to books. He died at

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in 1860.

Works

As an illustrator, Brooke was influenced by

Thomas Stothard Thomas Stothard (17 August 1755 – 27 April 1834) was a British painter, illustrator and engraver. His son, Robert T. Stothard was a painter (floruit, fl. 1810): he painted the proclamation outside York Minster of Queen Victoria's accession to ...

, a friend. He contributed to

Thomas Moore Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852), was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist who was widely regarded as Ireland's "National poet, national bard" during the late Georgian era. The acclaim rested primarily on the popularity of his ''I ...

's ''Irish Melodies'',

Izaak Walton Izaak Walton (baptised 21 September 1593 – 15 December 1683) was an English writer. Best known as the author of ''The Compleat Angler'' (1653), he also wrote a number of short biographies including one of his friend John Donne. They have been ...

's ''

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'' in the edition by

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, Thomas Keightley's ''Mythology'', and other works.

References

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External links

* 1772 births 1860 deaths 19th-century Irish painters Irish male painters Irish illustrators 19th-century Irish male artists {{Ireland-painter-stub