Francis Holl

Francis Holl ARA (23 March 1815 – 14 January 1884) was a British engraver.

He was born 23 March 1815 in Camden Town, London, the fourth son[1] of the prominent engraver William Holl the Elder (1771–1838), to whom he was apprenticed.

He spent 25 years engraving Queen Victoria's pictures during which period he executed commissions of other royal portraits.

[2] He lived at 30 Gloucester Road, Regent's Park for many years, before moving to Elm House, Milford, Surrey, in about 1879.

[1] His only daughter, Ada Mainwaring Holl, died at 31 Upper Hamilton Terrace, London on 27 March 1886.

Francis Holl by his son Frank Holl .
The grave of Francis Holl in Highgate Cemetery (west)