Peter
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Stephen Wade:
Hi Stephen, I just finished your biography on Thomas Rowlandson. Is there any further information on his wife Elizabeth Winter (aka Betsey Winter)? You write she was buried in 1835 next to him in St Paul's churchyard. Do you know if Rowlandson had a headstone with his and her name on it? You also mention Rowlandson's brother in law Samuel Howitt. Did they do the Giles Grinagain prints together? Thank you, Peter
Stephen Wade
Hello Peter - good to know that someone else is taking an interest in TR.
Regarding your questions: yes, it seems certain that he and Howitt joined forces on Grinagain. The British Museum experts seem to think so. As to Betsey, I know no more than Bernard Falk, the main source, who thinks it more than likely that she was placed in the same grave asTR. I know of no joint headstone. At least we have the blue plaque down the side of the Charing Cross Hotel. Good luck with your own research. I feel that, as there have been four books in print since my light read, there is some proper acknowledgement of his genius at last.
Regarding your questions: yes, it seems certain that he and Howitt joined forces on Grinagain. The British Museum experts seem to think so. As to Betsey, I know no more than Bernard Falk, the main source, who thinks it more than likely that she was placed in the same grave asTR. I know of no joint headstone. At least we have the blue plaque down the side of the Charing Cross Hotel. Good luck with your own research. I feel that, as there have been four books in print since my light read, there is some proper acknowledgement of his genius at last.
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