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1 September 1789 – 4 August 1849
Writer of novels and non-fiction.
Writer of novels and non-fiction.
Courtier and vicereine of India.
Line, stipple and mezzotint engraver who worked in London.
One of the leading reproductive printmakers of his time.
Radical journalist.
Engraver to the Duke of Clarence (afterwards William IV).
Best known for his historical scholarship.
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.
One of the first engravers to experiment with steel plates.
Master of Trinity College, Cambridge.