Talk:Francis Barraud

Uncited material in need of citations
I am moving the following uncited material here until it can be properly supported with inline citations of reliable, secondary sources, per WP:V, WP:CS, WP:IRS, WP:PSTS, WP:BLP, WP:NOR, et al. This diff shows where it was in the article. Nightscream (talk) 14:06, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

The 1898 painting His Master's Voice in its original form was completed in 1899 and originally showed the dog (who had in fact died four years prior) listening to a cylinder phonograph. This was a rare model, electrically driven and housed in a distinctive round-cornered case, known as the Edison-Bell Commercial Phonograph and produced by Edison's factory exclusively for the British market.

Barraud probably derived the idea of buying such a machine from Hubert von Herkomer who kept a similar machine in his studio. He later replaced the phonograph with a disc machine on the suggestion of William Barry Owen of The Gramophone Company, which then bought the picture by agreement. It was used for advertising by the Gramophone Company and by its US affiliate the Victor Talking Machine Company and soon became one of the world's most recognizable trademarks.

Major Overhaul
I have kept in as much as possible from the original (which was a stub) whilst adding a detailed, sourced biography.

Some comments:

* Why was Barraud listed as being born in Liverpool? Cannot find any sources for this, other than the Findagrave, which is not a reliable source. He did have a studio in Liverpool for a period, however.

* Where did Kingston upon Thames come from as the death place? Again, Findagrave uses this location, but other than the fact Nipper was buried there, I cannot find any other source supporting this. One source says Hampstead, and he was buried in the cemetery there so I believe this is correct.

Please let me know if you have any comments on the above or my overhaul in general.

I also just wanted to add that the block quote I have added to the article is out of copyright as it was published over 100 years ago. Also some other text is directly copied as it is in the public domain. QueenPuck (talk) 19:47, 8 August 2022 (UTC)