William Charles Wilson (b. c. 1750)
Little is known about the engraver William Charles Wilson. According to Bryan’s Dictionary, ‘He worked in mezzotint, and was employed by [John] Boydell on the ‘Shakespeare Gallery’. His plates were after [Robert] Smirke, [Richard] Westall, [Benjamin] West and [Jean-Baptiste] Pillement.’
Mackenzie states that ‘His work appears to consist entirely of bookplates.’
Collections
British Museum, London
Royal Collection Trust
Literature
Mackenzie, I (1988), British Prints, Antique Collectors’ Club
Redgrave, S (1970 reprint), A Dictionary of Artists of the English School, Kingsmead Reprints
Williamson, G C Ed. (1904), Bryan’s Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, George Bell and Sons
Little is known about the engraver William Charles Wilson. According to Bryan’s Dictionary, ‘He worked in mezzotint, and was employed by [John] Boydell on the ‘Shakespeare Gallery’. His plates were after [Robert] Smirke, [Richard] Westall, [Benjamin] West and [Jean-Baptiste] Pillement.’
Mackenzie states that ‘His work appears to consist entirely of bookplates.’
Collections
British Museum, London
Royal Collection Trust
Literature
Mackenzie, I (1988), British Prints, Antique Collectors’ Club
Redgrave, S (1970 reprint), A Dictionary of Artists of the English School, Kingsmead Reprints
Williamson, G C Ed. (1904), Bryan’s Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, George Bell and Sons
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