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Phiz
A Life Etched in Victorian England Born amidst the bustling energy of Lambeth, London, on July 10th, 1815, Hablot Knight Browne – forever known as “Phiz” – emerged into a world poised for dramatic change. He was the fourteenth of fifteen children, a fact that hints at the lively, if often challenging, dynamics of his early life. The shadow of financial hardship loomed large over the family following his father’s departure and subsequen
t death in Philadelphia under an assumed name, a circumstance that instilled a sense of instability. Fortunately, support arrived through Thomas Moxon, husband to Browne's aunt Ann Loder Browne, providing a crucial lifeline during difficult times. At just seven years old, young Hablot was apprenticed to the engraver William Finden, a path initially intended to secure his future. However, the meticulous precision of engraving proved ill…