John Boydell

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About John Boydell

John Boydell (b. 19 Jan 1719, d. 12 December 1804) was an English publisher, noted for his reproductions of engravings. He also became Lord Mayor of London. Boydell was born at Dorrington, Shropshire, spent his childhood in Hawarden, Flintshire and at the age of twenty-one came to London and was apprenticed for seven years to an engraver. In 1746 he published a volume of views in England and Wales, and started in business as a print-seller.

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