He published an edition of the dramatic works of John Lyly in 1858. In 1844, he was elected fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. Several works on civic pageantry and some collections of ancient unpublished songs and dialogues were edited by him for the Percy Society in 1842. His life was one of almost uninterrupted quiet labour, carried on until within a few days of death. Pen and ink copies made by him of figures from William Hogarth's plates led to his being employed by Charles Knight on several of his illustrated publications.įairholt's first published literary work was a contribution to Hone's Year-Book in 1831. He then worked as a drawing-master and later as a scene-painter. His father, who was of a German family (the name was originally Fahrholz), was a tobacco manufacturer, and Frederick was at first employed in the business. "A Smoking Club" - one of Fairholt's illustrations in Tobacco, its History and Associationįrederick William Fairholt (1814 – 3 April 1866) was an English antiquary and wood-engraver.
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