William Hoogland
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William Hoogland was an engraver
in Boston
, Massachusetts
, and New York in the early 19th-century. "Career obscure; but was a designer and engraver of banknotes in New York in 1815." In Boston, contemporaries included Abel Bowen
, Annin & Smith
, and J.V. Throop. He taught engraving to Joseph Andrews.
Engraving
Engraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing...
in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, and New York in the early 19th-century. "Career obscure; but was a designer and engraver of banknotes in New York in 1815." In Boston, contemporaries included Abel Bowen
Abel Bowen
Abel Bowen was an engraver, publisher, and author in early 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts.-Biography:Bowen was born in New York in 1790. Arriving in Boston in 1812, Bowen worked as a printer for the Columbian Museum, at the time under the proprietorship of Abel's uncle, Daniel Bowen. In 1814...
, Annin & Smith
Annin & Smith
Annin & Smith was an engraving firm in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th-century, established by William B. Annin and George Girdler Smith. The firm kept offices on Court Street and Cornhill.-Works with engravings by Annin & Smith:...
, and J.V. Throop. He taught engraving to Joseph Andrews.
External links
- WorldCat
- http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2004668045