William Henry Simmons
English, 1811 - 1882
(not assigned)London, England, Europe
BiographySimmons became a pupil of William Finden, the line engraver, but eventually he almost entirely abandoned that style of the art for mezzotinto, in which he attained a high degree of excellence.Simmons died, after a short illness, at 247 Hampstead Road, London, on 10 June 1882, and was buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery.[1] His grave (plot no.5984) no longer has a headstone or readable memorial.
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