William Brockedon

British artist (1787-1854)
Person human Q4019944
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Summary

William Brockedon was born on October 13, 1787[1], in Totnes[2]. He died on August 29, 1854[3], in London[4]. He worked as a painter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Child: Elizabeth Mary Brockedon[7]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8], Kingdom of Great Britain[9]
  • Member of: Royal Society[10], Accademia delle Arti del Disegno[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Commons category: William Brockedon[13]
  • Family name: Brockedon[14]
  • Given name: William[15]
  • Contributor to the creative work or subject: Household Words[16]
  • Commons gallery: William Brockedon[17]
  • Work location: London[18]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[19], BEIC Digital Library[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[21]
  • Commons Creator page: William Brockedon[22]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[23]
  • Has works in the collection: Philadelphia Museum of Art[24], National Portrait Gallery[25], Yale Center for British Art[26], Totnes Guildhall[27]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[28]

Why It Matters

William Brockedon is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was William Brockedon born?

William Brockedon's place of birth was Totnes[2].

Where did William Brockedon die?

William Brockedon died in London[4].

What did William Brockedon do for work?

William Brockedon worked as a painter[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . philamuseum.org. philamuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Gamaliel · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 4
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'it']
    Child → Elizabeth Mary Brockedon
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 15w ago · Daieuxetdailleurs · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Francearchives agent id → 1060113317
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  3. 21w ago · Spinster300 · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of portugal id → 1245062
    Elnet id → a11902528
    Rero id (legacy) → A003045463
    National library of ireland id → vtls000019454
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  4. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    British museum person or institution id → 20939
    Watercolour world artist id → william-brockedon
    Philadelphia museum of art entity id → 27259
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    + 85 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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