William Godwin's Diary

Rothwell, Richard (Ireland)

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 12 times, but was not at home (N) 1 time, and was a venue (V) 4 times.

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1830

10  May  1830 15  May  1830 7  June  1830 23  June  1830 (NV)

1831

28  February  1831 (V) 18  May  1831 (V) 8  June  1831 (V) 16  June  1831

1832

3  February  1832 16  February  1832 12  March  1832 7  May  1832

  • Name: Rothwell, Richard (Ireland)
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 20  November  1800
  • Death Date: 3  September  1863
  • Occupation: genre and portrait painter

The DNB has him deciding to go to Italy in 1831 but the contacts in the diary and his association with Mary Wollstonecraft-Shelley suggest that he does not in fact leave until the summer of 1832. The 1830/1 contacts, painting a portrait of Mary Shelley, do seem to support the identification.

  • DNB.

This table lists the people this person is most frequently noted with in the diary.

Name Number of Meetings
Martin, John 4
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft (née Godwin) 3
Gent, Thomas 3
Robinson family, 2
Gent, Sophia 2
Uwins, Thomas 1
Landseer, 1
Caunter, Reverend John Hobart 1
Uwins, David 1
Hopwood, 1
Hunt, Leigh James Henry 1
Pickersgill, Henry William 1
Sass, John Henry 1
Reynolds, Frederic Mansel 1
Shepherd, Lady Mary (née Primrose) 1
Bulwer, (William) Henry Lytton Earle (Baron Dalling and Bulwer) 1
Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer (first Baron Lytton) 1
Huskisson, William 1
Joseph, Samuel 1