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(b London, 9 Sept 1770; d Clarksville, NY, 6 Nov 1850). Engraver of English birth. He was one of the most important graphic artists working in America in the first half of the 19th century. He learnt his craft in London and worked for publishers of prints and illustrated books, including Rudolph Ackermann. Hill achieved considerable success as an aquatinter of works by J. M. W. Turner, Thomas Rowlandson, Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg and others, but concern about his ability to support his growing family in a highly competitive market encouraged him to leave England. Settling in Philadelphia, PA, in 1816, he quickly became the leading printmaker in the area. |
