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William Cosmo Monkhouse

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He was twice married: first in 1865 to Laura, daughter of James Keymer of Dartford in Kent; second in 1873 to Leonora Eliza, the daughter of Commander Blount, R.N., by whom he had two sons and six daughters.
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as a junior supplementary clerk, from which grade he rose eventually to be the assistant-secretary to the finance department of the office. In 1870–1871 he visited
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in the "Great Artists Series" (1879), he devoted himself almost exclusively to art criticism. Besides many contributions to the
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Monkhouse was born and raised in London. His father, Cyril John Monkhouse, was a
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Dana M. Garvey: "Cosmo Monkhouse: Constructing the Late Victorian Artist".
489: 537: 156: 212:, signed by both the artist and sitter, with a dedication by the latter 135:, and his mother's maiden name was Delafosse. Monkhouse was educated at 417:. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 74. 288:
A history and description of Chinese Porcelain, (London; Chapman, 1901)
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Cosmo Monkhouse was one of those who not only have a vocation, but an
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
200: 152: 91: 139:, stopped his schooling at the age of seventeen to enter the 285:" (1887). He wrote a monograph on Chinese ceramics entitled 190:. After Cosmo's death, his poetical output was completed by 147:
in connection with the hospital accommodation for seamen at
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The Life and Work of Sir John Tenniel, R. I. (London: 1901)
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Monkhouse, William Cosmo; Anderson, John Parker (1893),
170:, a collection strongly coloured by his admiration for 341: 339: 337: 335: 277:from the beginning. Monkhouse also wrote a life of 261:(1899). He wrote a monograph on the illustrator of 101: 87: 75: 56: 34: 474:, Vol. 69, No. 1 (Autumn 2007), pp. 140–150 ( 245:and other periodicals, he published volumes on 186:appeared; it was illustrated with etchings by 8: 450:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 304:Monkhouse died at Skegness on 2 July 1901. 472:The Princeton University Library Chronicle 42: 31: 525:Works by or about William Cosmo Monkhouse 251:The Earlier English Water-Colour Painters 444:"Monkhouse, William Cosmo (1840–1901)". 345: 447:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 322: 373: 371: 7: 192:Pasiteles the Elder and other Poems 168:A Dream of Idleness and Other Poems 27:British poet and critic (1840-1901) 329:National Portrait Gallery, London. 25: 584:19th-century English male writers 589:English male non-fiction writers 541: 534:Works by William Cosmo Monkhouse 516:Works by William Cosmo Monkhouse 500: 488: 439:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 435:Dictionary of National Biography 425:"Monkhouse, William Cosmo"  391: 274:Dictionary of National Biography 263:Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 216:In 1868 Monkhouse wrote a novel 220:. Then, after preluding with a 271:. He was a contributor to the 1: 422:Dobson, Henry Austin (1912). 464:UK public library membership 259:British Contemporary Artists 540:(public domain audiobooks) 364:, London: Walter Scott Ltd. 247:The Italian Pre-Raphaelites 605: 579:19th-century English poets 41: 409:Monkhouse, William Cosmo 196:The Christ upon the Hill 184:The Christ upon the Hill 507:William Cosmo Monkhouse 495:William Cosmo Monkhouse 414:Encyclopædia Britannica 297:Encyclopædia Britannica 255:In the National Gallery 121:William Cosmo Monkhouse 36:William Cosmo Monkhouse 456:10.1093/ref:odnb/35067 213: 204: 497:at Wikimedia Commons 283:Great Writers Series 218:A Question of Honour 111:Leonora Eliza Blount 50:John McLure Hamilton 569:English art critics 574:English male poets 505:Works by or about 361:Life of Leigh Hunt 214: 520:Project Gutenberg 493:Media related to 462:(Subscription or 294:According to the 253:(1890 and 1897), 118: 117: 16:(Redirected from 596: 545: 544: 529:Internet Archive 504: 492: 467: 459: 440: 437:(2nd supplement) 427: 418: 397: 395: 394: 378: 375: 366: 365: 355: 349: 343: 330: 327: 299:Eleventh Edition 180:Corn and Poppies 137:St Paul's School 82: 66: 64: 46: 32: 21: 604: 603: 599: 598: 597: 595: 594: 593: 549: 548: 542: 485: 461: 443: 421: 407:, ed. (1911). " 403: 392: 390: 387: 382: 381: 376: 369: 357: 356: 352: 344: 333: 328: 324: 319: 310: 242:Magazine of Art 236:Saturday Review 206:Cosmo Monkhouse 129: 114: 80: 71: 70:London, England 68: 62: 60: 52: 37: 28: 23: 22: 18:Cosmo Monkhouse 15: 12: 11: 5: 602: 600: 592: 591: 586: 581: 576: 571: 566: 561: 551: 550: 547: 546: 531: 522: 513: 498: 484: 483:External links 481: 480: 479: 468: 441: 419: 405:Chisholm, Hugh 386: 383: 380: 379: 367: 350: 331: 321: 320: 318: 315: 309: 306: 210:William Strang 188:William Strang 141:board of trade 128: 125: 116: 115: 113: 112: 109: 105: 103: 99: 98: 89: 85: 84: 83:(aged 61) 77: 73: 72: 69: 58: 54: 53: 47: 39: 38: 35: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 601: 590: 587: 585: 582: 580: 577: 575: 572: 570: 567: 565: 562: 560: 557: 556: 554: 539: 535: 532: 530: 526: 523: 521: 517: 514: 512: 508: 503: 499: 496: 491: 487: 486: 482: 477: 473: 469: 465: 457: 453: 449: 448: 442: 438: 436: 431: 426: 420: 416: 415: 410: 406: 401: 400:public domain 389: 388: 384: 377:Dobson, 1912. 374: 372: 368: 363: 362: 354: 351: 347: 346:Chisholm 1911 342: 340: 338: 336: 332: 326: 323: 316: 314: 307: 305: 302: 300: 298: 292: 290: 289: 284: 280: 276: 275: 270: 269: 264: 260: 256: 252: 248: 244: 243: 238: 237: 232: 231: 226: 225: 219: 211: 207: 203: 199: 197: 193: 189: 185: 181: 177: 173: 169: 165: 160: 158: 154: 150: 146: 145:South America 142: 138: 134: 126: 124: 122: 110: 107: 106: 104: 100: 97: 93: 90: 88:Occupation(s) 86: 78: 74: 67:18 March 1840 59: 55: 51: 48:Monkhouse by 45: 40: 33: 30: 19: 471: 445: 433: 412: 360: 353: 325: 311: 303: 296: 293: 286: 272: 266: 258: 254: 250: 246: 241: 235: 229: 221: 217: 215: 205: 195: 191: 183: 179: 167: 161: 130: 120: 119: 108:Laura Keymer 81:(1901-07-20) 79:20 July 1901 29: 564:1901 deaths 559:1840 births 430:Lee, Sidney 257:(1895) and 194:(including 553:Categories 511:Wikisource 466:required.) 385:References 279:Leigh Hunt 208:(1892) by 172:Wordsworth 149:Valparaíso 96:art critic 63:1840-03-18 265:entitled 164:avocation 133:solicitor 127:Biography 538:LibriVox 281:in the " 249:(1887), 222:Life of 176:Tennyson 157:Dartford 527:at the 432:(ed.). 402::  230:Academy 102:Spouses 460: 396:  308:Family 224:Turner 476:JSTOR 428:. In 317:Notes 153:Chile 174:and 94:and 92:Poet 76:Died 57:Born 536:at 518:at 509:at 452:doi 411:". 198:). 555:: 370:^ 334:^ 291:. 239:, 233:, 151:, 478:) 458:. 454:: 348:. 65:) 61:( 20:)

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Cosmo Monkhouse

John McLure Hamilton
Poet
art critic
solicitor
St Paul's School
board of trade
South America
Valparaíso
Chile
Dartford
avocation
Wordsworth
Tennyson
William Strang

William Strang
Turner
Academy
Saturday Review
Magazine of Art
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
The Life and Work of Sir John Tenniel, R. I. (London: 1901)
Dictionary of National Biography
Leigh Hunt
Great Writers Series
A history and description of Chinese Porcelain, (London; Chapman, 1901)
Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition

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