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Robert W. Billings  ( 1815 -1874 )             
 
Billings was an architect/illustrator as well as painter and sculpter. Born in London, worked in Bath, he was likely a member of the Billings family in Reading, who were builders.
Hauf lists this publication, "Baronial Antiquities
of Scotland [1848-1852]", in his bio. of Billings.
 
Source :

Hauf, Simon "Dictionary of British Book
                        Illustrators and Caricatur-
                        ists, 1800 - 1914" ( Revised
                       1981 ).

Hunnisett, Basil  "An Illustrated Diction-
                                ary of British Steel En-
                                gravers" ( 1989 ).
 

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John Godfrey  ( c. 1817 - 1889 )
 
Godfrey is best known for his plates in "Picturesque Europe" ( 1876 - 1879 ) and the plates he engraved for "The Art Journal" (Lon-don). He also engraved for major print publish-ers, such as Colnaghi. His last work was finished in collaboration with his son, Louis, and was pub-lished in the 1885 "Art Journal".
 
Source :

Engen, Rodney "Dictionary of Victorian
                            Engravers, Print Pub-
                            lishers and Their Works"
                            ( 1979 )

Hunnisett, Basil  "An Illustrated Diction-
                                ary of British Steel En-
                                gravers" ( 1989 ).

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