William Godwin's Diary

Pickersgill, Henry William

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 42 times, but was not at home (N) 1 time, and was a venue (V) 31 times.

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1830

14  June  1830 (V) 10  July  1830 14  July  1830 (V) 16  July  1830 (V) 18  July  1830 (V) 23  July  1830 (V) 1  August  1830 (V) 4  August  1830 (V) 8  August  1830 (V) 11  August  1830 (V) 12  August  1830 14  August  1830 (V) 17  August  1830 (V) 19  August  1830 (V) 4  September  1830 (NV) 10  October  1830

1831

20  February  1831 (V) 6  March  1831 (V) 14  March  1831 20  March  1831 (V) 21  March  1831 3  April  1831 (V) 27  April  1831 1  May  1831 (V) 15  May  1831 (V) 28  May  1831 16  June  1831 20  June  1831

1832

19  February  1832 (V) 4  March  1832 (V) 18  March  1832 (V) 1  April  1832 (V) 29  April  1832 (V) 13  May  1832 (V) 27  May  1832 (V)

1833

3  March  1833 (V) 17  March  1833 (V) 31  March  1833 14  April  1833 (V) 12  May  1833 (V) 26  May  1833 (V) 26  September  1833

  • Name: Pickersgill, Henry William
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 3  December  1782
  • Death Date: 21  April  1875
  • Occupation: portrait painter

Pickersgill ndertakes a portrait of Godwin in 1830

The artist Henry William Pickersgill (1782–1875) appears thirty eight times from 1830 – 1833. He was known for his sober and accurate portraiture, and painted many eminent figures including Herschel, Bentham, and Wordsworth (DNB). Godwin sat for a portrait with him, which accounts for a majority of the ‘Pickersgil’ calls and meetings. All have been coded appropriately, no further changes are necessary.

We should note that there is also a John Pickersgill, Henry's brother, mentioned in the DNB entry for Richard Bentley and employed in Bentley's publishing firm from 1832. But the entries do not suggest Godwin meets him. Also coded in 1832 and 1833 are four entries for Pickergil - on the assumption that the loss of the 's' is either an error or a shorthand. The circles seem the same.

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