William Harcourt Hooper
William Harcourt Hooper (1834–1912) was a British wood-engraver. Hooper started his career working for Joseph Swain. In the 1850s, he worked for the weekly newspaper Illustrated London News, as well as artists including Fred Walker, George du Maurier, John Leech, Sir John Tenniel, Lord Leighton, and Sir John Millais.
William Harcourt Hooper

After Frederick Walker · This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy · CC0
- Born
- 1834
- Died
- 1912
- Occupation
- engraver · artist · printmaker · xylographer
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William Harcourt Hooper lived from 22 February 1834 to 24 February 1912 and was a graphic artist and woodcut artist.
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The birth of William Harcourt Hooper is recorded on 22 February 1834, and the death on 24 February 1912 in London.
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Born in 1834, died in 1912.
William Harcourt Hooper (1834–1912) was an engraver, artist and printmaker.

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After Frederick Walker · This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy
![An Artists' Soiree, a Sketch at the Hogarth Club. Illustration for The Graphic, 24 May 1873. p. 489 Read the Graphic, future link to page]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/An_Artists_Soir%C3%A9eA_Sketch_at_the_Hogarth_Club%2C_from_The_Graphic%2C_p._489_MET_DP883194.jpg/800px-An_Artists_Soir%C3%A9eA_Sketch_at_the_Hogarth_Club%2C_from_The_Graphic%2C_p._489_MET_DP883194.jpg)
An Artists' Soiree, a Sketch at the Hogarth Club. Illustration for The Graphic, 24 May 1873. p. 489 Read the Graphic, future link to page]
After Edward Frederick Brewtnall · This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy
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