Persoon
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9 April 1787 - 20 September 1852
British engraver.
British engraver.
Stipple engraver. Son of the engraver, James Hopwood (1752?–1819).
English engraver.
Scottish radical and political. His association with the philosophic radicalism of Ricardo, Mill, and Bentham led him to support reform of local government, financial assistance for popular education, and alleviation of the harsher aspects of the penal code.
Writer on history and literature.
His father and grandfather were notable printsellers in London. The family business had been established in 1752 by his grandfather Robert Graves (d. 1802) and was continued by his father, also Robert Graves (d. 1825), who was reputedly the best connoisseur of rare prints in his day.
Irish poet.