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Death date of (William) Walker Hodgson

Various sources list Walker Hodgson, artist, as "1864-active 1923". Can we do better, and find his date of death?

He "arrived in London from Newcastle upon Tyne in 1889". Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:31, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

Maybe not. Per the National Portrait Gallery, London: "Little is known about Hodgson and he does not feature in the literature on late nineteenth-century artists." Further Google Searches have been frustrated by someone with the similar name of William Hodgson-Walker. --Jayron32 14:14, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

Thanks; I managed to Google him (searching for Walker Hodgson -"William Hodgson-Walker" seems to resolve the latter issue) I was hoping people might have access to, for example, genealogy sources - we've solved similar mysteries in the past. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:59, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

Searching the British Newspaper Archive so far I've found a Mr Walker Hodgson who emigrated from Blyth to Canada in 1903 and had five sons fighting in the Second World War, another who was Lord Mayor of Bradford, and a third who ran a whist drive in the Lake District. A few mentions of illustrations by presumably your chap from the 1900s-ish. Nothing in The Times that I can see. DuncanHill (talk) 17:50, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

@Pigsonthewing: William Walker Hodgson born 1864, died 11 June 1946 at Great Burstead in Essex, residence "The Retreat", Great Burstead. Burial date 15 June 1946. From Essex Burial Index 1530-1994, Essex Record Office, Archive Reference D/P 139/1/27, via Findmypast. "The Retreat" was the former Billericay Union Workhouse, at the time of Hodgson's death it was a Public Assistance Institution. DuncanHill (talk) 15:50, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

And Birth record, born in the first quarter of 1864, in the registration district of Darlington, in County Durham, mother's maiden name Graham. The 1921 Census has him as an artist working for Byron Studio, 8 Farington Avenue EC. Living at 38 Westley Rd, SE5. He was single, and boarding with the Smith family. DuncanHill (talk) 15:57, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

@DuncanHill: Marvelous; thank you - it means his works are out of copyright so can be added to/ kept on Commons. I've updated his Wikidata entry accordingly. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:36, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

Painting

Please, can you find who was the noblewoman in this painting? Thank you very much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.207.110.100 (talk) 17:38, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

It's hard to nail down to a specific person. I've searched paintings from the mid-1500s (which is when this style of clothes would have been popular) and nothing really matches. It's so simplified, it may be impossible to nail down who (if any person) was used as the original model. Broadly, the person is wearing a Doublet, a type of coat that was popular at the time. If this is a female, there were dresses that were designed with similar stylings as well. The closed neckline seems to indicate likely 1550ish, the first half of the 1500s had much more open styles, while the second half of the 1500s was known for high collars and ruffs. This seems like something in between. --Jayron32 13:05, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

That television show features many paintings that are done in the style of popular artwork. The paintings represented are not actual paintings in the real world. They only exist within the television show. Therefore, the noble woman would be some noble woman from the television show that has an appearance somewhat similar to a multitude of various women in the real world. If the television show states who it is within the narrative of the show, you would have an answer. I strongly doubt that the show has ever made reference to her because they don't make reference to the other paintings. 97.82.165.112 (talk) 14:59, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

How many times is the OP going to keep asking this kind of question? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 20:33, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

I found in the past that at least one of these pictures was taken from an actual painting in the real world.  Card Zero  (talk) 21:41, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

Elena Padilla

Hi, can anyone find what Padilla has been up to since c. 2005? My impression is she is still alive, but it would be nice to bring this article up-to-date, if only to say that she "fully retired in [year]"... Any other dates people might be able to find, such as the dates she worked at NYU and Michigan State would also be greatly appreciated. Best, Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 18:07, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

She spoke on her work at Hunter College on 4 April 2010. [1]. She'd be 97 today, it is likely (if alive) she is enjoying her retirement at some level. --Jayron32 23:21, 16 February 2023 (UTC)