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by his work in the chief publications of his day. He designed as well as engraved the illustrations for an edition of 'Robinson Crusoe/ 1822. Some good examples of his work are in Hone's |E very-day Book/ 1825. He was skilful in rural scenery. He painted a few pictures in miniature and in oil colours, and was an exhibitor at the Royal Academy. Died, September 19, 1853, in his 65th year.

WILLIAMS, T. H., water-colour painter. Practised at Plymouth about the middle of the 18th century. He exhibited at the Academy between 1801-14 some views in Wales and Devonshire, and pub- lished in 1804 ' Picturesque Excursions in Devonshire and Cornwall,' for which he drew and etched the plates; also 'The Environs of Exeter,' and ' A Tour in the Isle of Wight/ illustrated in the same manner.

WILLIAMS, William, subject and por- trait painter. He was awarded a premium by the Society of Arts in 1758, and prac- tised in London in the second half of the 18th century, and from 1770 was an exhi- bitor at the Koval Academy. He sent land- scapes, with figures, portraits ; in 1778, ' The Good Samaritan/' Trinculo and Cali- ban/ and did not exhibit again till 1787, when he contributed 'Banditti Sleeping/ and some rustic scenes; in the following year, with some portraits, ' Venus attended by the Graces/ and in 1792 exhibited for the last time. Some subjects from Shakes- peare by him were engraved by Val. Green, and his ' Marriage ' and 'Gallantry' by

WILLIAMSON, Francis (of South- wark), glazier. ' He contracted jointly with Simon Symonds, 18th Henry V III., to, glaze four windows in the upper story of King's College Chapel, Cambridge, curi- ously and sufficiently of orient colours and imagery of the story of "The Old Law and the New Law," after the manner and goodness in every point of the King's new chapel at Westminster.'

WILLIAMSON, Peter, engraver. Practised in London in the reign of Charles II. and engraved some small plates of the incidents of the King's concealment. He also engraved portraits of the King, and Queen Catherine, and of some of the nobility. He was for some time employed by David Loggan, and appears to have been also engaged as a publisher.

WILLIAMSON, J onm, portrait paint- er. Practised for above thirty years, and was respectable in that branch of art, and had many eminent sitters. He died at Liverpool in 1818, aged 67.

WILLIS, Brown, antiquarian drafts- man. Was born at Blandford, in Dor- setshire, in 1682. He was in 1738 a member of the St. Martin's Lane Drawing

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Academy, and obtained some notice as an artist. He died in 1760.

WILLISON, George, portrait painter. A native of Scotland. After studying some time in Rome, he settled in the practice of his profession in London, and in 1771 re- sided in Greek Street, Sono. He exhibited some whole-length portraits at the Royal Academy in that and the following year. His works were flat and thin, but not badly coloured. Not meeting with encourage- ment he went to the East Indies, and ac- quired a fortune of 15,000/., upon which he returned to Edinburgh, where ne settled, and died in 1797. He acquired his great wealth, chiefly in jewels, left him by a person in India, whom he possessed suffi- cient knowledge of physic to cure of an afflicting wound of long standing. His por- traits are engraved by Valentine Green and James Watson.

W1LLMORE, James Tibbitts. A.E., line-engraver. Was born at Eroington, near Handsworth, Staffordshire, where his father was an extensive manufacturer, Sep- tember 15, 1800, and was articled for seven years to Wm. Radclyffe, an engraver, at Birmingham. He came to London in 1823, upon the expiration of his apprenticeship, and for three years was employed in Charles Heath's studio, and then commenced his own career, producing many fine works. In 1843 he was elected an associate en- graver of the Royal Academy, and was for the first time an exhibitor, contributing 'Ancient Italy/ a fine work after Turner. R.A., and the following year 'A View oi London from St. Bride's Church/ appa- rently from a drawing by himself, and he was an occasional exhibitor of works after J. J. Chalon, R. A., Leitch, Stanfield, R.A., E. Landseer, R. A., and particularly Turner, R. A., from whose works, so difficult to ren- der, he produced many plates of great deli- cacy and excellence. Latterly his health became very precarious, and he was unable to pursue his labours. He died, aged 62, March 12, 1863, and was buried in High- gate Cemetery.

WILLS. The Rev. James, portrait painter. Practised towards the middle of the 18th century. He exhibited in 1760 with the Society of Artists ' Liberality and Modesty/ and the following year 'St. Peter returning from Prison.* a sketch. He con- tributed to the Foundling Hospital a large painting, 'Suffer little Children to Come unto Me.' He did not meet with much success in art, and having received a libeial education, he took orders, and was for many years curate, and afterwards vicar, of Canons, Middlesex. He was also for a short time chaplain to the chartered Society of Artists, with a salary of 30Z. a year. He died in the latter part of 1777. Some of his portraits are engraved. He

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