"Although a prolific and versatile engraver who was clearly held in high regard by his contemporaries, William Colley Wrankmore is barely mentioned in the standard reference works. This neglect is doubtless a result of the itinerant nature of his artistic career. Shortly after establishing himself as an engraver in England, he left for the Continent and produced the greater part of his work for Central European publishers. The following is an attempt to piece together his professional itinerary, working from a variety of sources listed in the Bibliography. The page editor would be glad to receive any further biographical or bibliographical information.
Wrankmore's work first appears in British publications in the mid-1830s. The earliest examples that we have traced are three plates from 1836 ..."
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