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William Henry Powis

William Henry Powis was an engraver (1808–1836).

William Henry Powis in brief

Born
1808
Died
1836
Known for
engraver
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Catalogued works

3 works under this name are catalogued by Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1759 to 1794.

An act for impowering Henry Arthur Earl of Powis , and Barbara Countess of Powis, his Wife, to make Leases of the Estate late of William Marquis of Powis, deceased, in the County of Montgomery, for Twenty-One Years, or Three Lives, at the improved Rent., dated 1759, held by Wellcome Collection. The debate in the British House of Commons, on the repeal of the corporation and test acts, March 2, 1790 . Containing Mr. Fox's speech compleat; also the speeches of Sir Henry Houghton, Mr. Pitt, Mr. Powis, Mr. Burke, Mr. S. Smith, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Martin, Mr. Beaufoy, Mr. Yorke, Mr. W. Smith, Mr. Wilberforce, and Sir Wm. Dolben., dated 1790, held by Wellcome Collection. Professional and other correspondence, dated 1794-1944, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 17 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1759An act for impowering Henry Arthur Earl of Powis , and Barbara Countess of Powis, his Wife, to make Leases of the Estate late of William Marquis of Powis, deceased, in the County of Montgomery, for Twenty-One Years, or Three Lives, at the improved Rent. (Wellcome Collection).
  2. 1790The debate in the British House of Commons, on the repeal of the corporation and test acts, March 2, 1790 . Containing Mr. Fox's speech compleat; also the speeches of Sir Henry Houghton, Mr. Pitt, Mr. Powis, Mr. Burke, Mr. S. Smith, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Martin, Mr. Beaufoy, Mr. Yorke, Mr. W. Smith, Mr. Wilberforce, and Sir Wm. Dolben. (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1794Professional and other correspondence (Wellcome Collection).
  4. 1808William Henry Powis born.
  5. 1836William Henry Powis died.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Herbert, William, second marquess of Powis and Jacobite second duke of Powis (1657x61–1745), Jacobite sympathizer, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Herbert, William, styled first marquess of Powis and Jacobite first duke of Powis (c. 1626–1696), Jacobite courtier, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Powis, William Henry (1807?–1836), wood-engraver, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Powis, William Henry (1808–1836), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Powis, William Henry, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Semantic Scholar corpus, 8 publications naming William Henry Powis.

    scholarly index · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 6 works naming William Henry Powis.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  8. 8.

    “William Henry Powis”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q16198905: William Henry Powis

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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