Henry Graves (printseller and publisher)

Henry Graves (17 July, 1806 - 23 August, 1892) was a printseller and publisher in Victorian London.

Graves married Mary Squire and they had 2 sons, Boydell and Algernon [Dictionary of Art Historians - Algernon Graves [http://www.dictionaryofarthistorians.org/gravesa.htm] ] .

Henry Graves & Company published reproductive engravings and compiled cataloged works of the artists they published, such as "Works of the Late Sir Edwin Landseer". He also had a publishing partnership, Hodgson & Graves, with
Richard Hodgson. [cite book |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=QK4DAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA219&lpg=PA219&dq=%22Richard+Hodgson%22+Graves&source=web&ots=PX8BAOf2pH&sig=7MYYCw1mJBM6yTPxDr3Rfp84fyI&hl=en |author=Great Britain Central Criminal Court |coauthors=Buckler, H. |year=1837 |title=Central Criminal Court. Minutes of Evidence |page 219 |accessdate=2008-03-05]

Henry Graves published many artists whose works were exhibited at the Royal Academy and National Portrait Gallery [National Portrait Gallery, London - Henry Graves (1806-1892), Printseller and publisher [http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp01881&role=art] ] .

Graves is buried in the family vault at Highgate Cemetery. [ [The Times Monday, Aug 29, 1892; pg. 6; Issue 33729; col E] ]

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