Background
He was the son of William Duppa of Culmington, Shropshire.
He was the son of William Duppa of Culmington, Shropshire.
He studied art in Rome in his youth, and showed himself a skilful draughtsman. He graduated Bachelor of Laws at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, in 1814.
He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford, 9 November 1807, aged 37 and became a student of the Middle Temple, 7 February 1810. He wrote on botanical, artistic, and political topics and was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. He died in Lincoln"s Inn, 11 July 1831.
A relative of the same name died at Cheney Longville, Shropshire, on 25 February 1831, while high sheriff of Radnorshire.
An elder brother, John Wood Duppa (1762–1840), was rector of Puddlestone, Herefordshire.