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Robert Wallis
​(1794-1878)

Robert Wallis antique engraving after J M W Turner
Robert Wallis (1794-1878)
 
London-born Wallis excelled at line-engraved landscapes; his prints appeared in numerous publications in the nineteenth century.
According to Bryan’s Dictionary, ‘his renderings of [J M W] Turner’, such as the engraving of Trematon Castle, right, ‘are excellent.’
His father Thomas and brothers Henry and William were also line engravers.
 
Collections
 
British Museum, London
Metropolitan Museum, New York
Royal Academy, London
Tate Gallery, London
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
 
Literature
 
Hind, A M (1963 reprint), A History of Engraving and Etching, Dover Publications
Mackenzie, I (1988), British Prints, Antique Collectors’ Club
Williamson, G C Ed. (1904), Bryan’s Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, George Bell and Sons


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