William Henry Brooke, who was born in 1772, was the son of the painter Henry Brooke

Henry Brooke (artist)

Henry Brooke, who was born at Dublin in 1738, painted historical subjects in London from 1761 till 1767, when he returned to Dublin where he died in 1806. He was the father of painter William Henry Brooke.-References:...

 and a nephew of Henry Brooke, the author of 'A Fool of Quality.' He exhibited portraits and figure subjects at the Royal Academy

Royal Academy

The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...

 occasionally between 1810 and 1826, but is best known by his
illustrations to books : Moore

Thomas Moore

Thomas Moore was an Irish poet, singer, songwriter, and entertainer, now best remembered for the lyrics of The Minstrel Boy and The Last Rose of Summer. He was responsible, with John Murray, for burning Lord Byron's memoirs after his death...

's 'Irish Melodies,' Walton

Izaak Walton

Izaak Walton was an English writer. Best known as the author of The Compleat Angler, he also wrote a number of short biographies which have been collected under the title of Walton's Lives.-Biography:...

's 'Angler,' Keightley's 'Mythology,' and other works. He died at Chichester

Chichester

Chichester is a cathedral city in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, South-East England. It has a long history as a settlement; its Roman past and its subsequent importance in Anglo-Saxon times are only its beginnings...

in 1860.