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Georg BICKHAM  -  ca. 1684-1769      

Georg Bickham

Georg Bickham ca. 1684-1769

George Bickham was born in London. He was a famous and honored engraver and artist during his lifetime. In 1736 he became a member of the Free Society of Artists. Famous are his portraits of well-known personalities of his time like Isaak Newton, George I King of Denmark, the British Queen ("Ann Regina") and of famous admirals. In 1767 he auctioned his plates and his whole inventory. Two years later he died in Richmond.

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Literature sources used for artist biographies:

• Merritt, Helen and Yamada, Nanako, "Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints 1900-1975", University of Hawaii Press, 1995, ISBN 0-8248-1732-X
• Lane, Richard, "Images from the Floating World: The Japanese Print", Fribourg, 1978, ISBN 0-914427-54-7
• Laurance, P.Roberts, "A Dictionary of Japanese Artists", John Weatherhill Inc., New York, 1976
• Frances Blakemore "Who is Who in Modern Japanese Prints", John Weatherhill, New York and Tokyo, 1975. ISBN 0-8348-0101-9
• Annual CWAJ catalogs