Background
Bannermann was born in Cambridge about 1730.
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Alexander Bannermann
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He engraved some plates for Alderman Boydell, ‘Joseph interpreting Pharaoh"s Dream,’ after Ribera. The ‘Death of Saint Joseph,’ after Velasquez. And ‘Dancing Children,’ after Le Maire.
Foreign Walpole"s ‘Anecdotes of Painters’ he also engraved several portraits.
In Nagler"s dictionary (ed 1878) is a long list of his works. There are good specimens in the print room of the British Museum.
Membership
In 1766 he was a member of the Incorporated Society of Artists. In 1770 he is known to have been living in Cambridge.
