Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Mills, Alfred

by Lionel Henry Cust

MILLS, ALFRED (1776–1833), draughtsman, was a skilful designer of illustrations to small books of juvenile instruction, such as ‘Pictures of Roman History in Miniature,’ 1809, ‘Pictures of English History,’ 1811, ‘Portraits of the Sovereigns of England,’ 1817. He worked in this line for about forty years. He also frequently drew designs on blocks for the leading wood-engravers. In 1807 he exhibited three figure-drawings at the Royal Academy. After an industrious life he died at Walworth on 7 Dec. 1833, aged 57, leaving a wife and six children.

[Gent. Mag. 1834, pt. i. p. 116; Brit. Mus. Cat.]

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