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Edward Williams (engraver)

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36: 17: 112:, both engravers who had apprenticed under Smith, and he had at least two children born out of wedlock with their 18-year-old sister Mary Ward (1764-1832), before finally marrying her in 1788, some six years after the fact. This marriage made Williams a brother-in-law as well to the animal painter 92:
when many apprenticeships began, this means that Williams may have briefly studied under Hogarth. He eventually became an engraver as well and some of his work was subsequently published by the master of
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Mary Ward within a few years left Edward Williams for another man, leaving behind their son, who was named after his father the engraver. The younger
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Williams is said to have been born about 1755, though this is not certain, and he is said to have known the celebrated painter and engraver
176:, but he is best known for raising six sons, all successful landscape painters in their own right, who are collectively known as the 296: 120:(1806) tells us that Williams and Morland were in fact drinking companions. Another member of this notorious group was the 177: 173: 109: 347: 169: 74: 105: 70: 24: 147: 43: 342: 337: 165:. These were all published from 1785 to 1787, some by John Raphael Smith and others by Thomas Prattent. 88:(1697-1764), which would make Williams about 9 years old when Hogarth died. As 9 is the age during the 35: 16: 181: 172:
went on to become a very successful landscape artist, following in the tradition of his artist uncle
98: 47: 292: 124: 66: 158: 155: 85: 127:, who like Morland is remembered as much for his exploits at the taverns as for his art. 185: 162: 139: 113: 331: 78: 218: 73:. Although a competent engraver, he is remembered primarily for being the father of 121: 117: 89: 138:, a copy of which is in the Royal Collection. He also engraved an illustration by 318: 307: 286: 275: 130:
Williams produced several engravings of Rowlandson's caricatures, most notably
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James Ward R.A.: Animal Painter 1769-1859 and his England
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in the late 1700s, and engraved several prints after
223:Genealogy of the Percy, Williams and Ward families 323:. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors Club. 280:. London: George Bell & Sons. v. II, 778 p. 46:), engraved by Edward Williams, published by 8: 251:Bryan (1889), p. 718; Reynolds (1975), p. 15 104:Williams became friends with the brothers 212: 210: 197: 291:. London: Michael Joseph. p. 42. 309:Memoirs of the life of George Morland 7: 277:Dictionary of Painters and Engavers 154:, the latter in a set of prints of 31:published by Thomas Prattent, 1786 14: 320:The Williams family of painters 1: 144:The Country Vicar's Fireside 29:engraved by Edward Williams, 219:"Edward Williams biography" 178:Williams family of painters 116:, and Morland's biographer 364: 242:Hassell (1808), p. 44-45. 274:Bryan, Michael (1889). 204:Reynolds (1975), p. 15. 317:Reynolds, Jan (1975). 306:Hassell, John (1808). 285:Fussell, G.E. (1974). 260:Fussell (1974), p. 42. 148:John Hamilton Mortimer 57:(c.1755–1797?) was an 51: 44:John Hamilton Mortimer 32: 134:, and another titled 38: 19: 182:Henry Robert Morland 152:The Coke and Perkin 81:landscape painter. 21:The Lovely Brunette 217:Michael S. Clark. 99:John Raphael Smith 52: 48:John Raphael Smith 33: 348:English engravers 146:, and another by 125:Thomas Rowlandson 67:Thomas Rowlandson 355: 324: 313: 302: 281: 261: 258: 252: 249: 243: 240: 234: 233: 231: 229: 214: 205: 202: 184:, the father of 159:Canterbury Tales 363: 362: 358: 357: 356: 354: 353: 352: 328: 327: 316: 305: 299: 284: 273: 270: 265: 264: 259: 255: 250: 246: 241: 237: 227: 225: 216: 215: 208: 203: 199: 194: 170:Edward Williams 132:A College Scene 86:William Hogarth 75:Edward Williams 55:Edward Williams 40:Coke and Perkin 30: 28: 12: 11: 5: 361: 359: 351: 350: 345: 340: 330: 329: 326: 325: 314: 303: 297: 282: 269: 266: 263: 262: 253: 244: 235: 206: 196: 195: 193: 190: 186:George Morland 163:British Museum 140:Henry Wigstead 114:George Morland 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 360: 349: 346: 344: 341: 339: 336: 335: 333: 322: 321: 315: 311: 310: 304: 300: 298:9780718112424 294: 290: 289: 283: 279: 278: 272: 271: 267: 257: 254: 248: 245: 239: 236: 224: 220: 213: 211: 207: 201: 198: 191: 189: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 166: 164: 160: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 137: 133: 128: 126: 123: 119: 115: 111: 107: 102: 100: 96: 91: 87: 82: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 61:who lived in 60: 56: 49: 45: 41: 37: 26: 22: 18: 343:1790s deaths 338:1750s births 319: 308: 287: 276: 256: 247: 238: 226:. Retrieved 222: 200: 167: 151: 143: 135: 131: 129: 122:caricaturist 118:John Hassell 106:William Ward 103: 90:Georgian era 83: 71:William Ward 54: 53: 39: 25:William Ward 20: 332:Categories 268:References 174:James Ward 110:James Ward 97:engraving 156:Chaucer's 95:mezzotint 79:Victorian 136:Polygamy 59:engraver 161:in the 150:titled 142:titled 42:(after 23:(after 295:  228:18 Oct 63:London 50:, 1787 192:Notes 293:ISBN 230:2012 108:and 77:the 69:and 334:: 221:. 209:^ 101:. 27:), 301:. 232:.

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William Ward

John Hamilton Mortimer
John Raphael Smith
engraver
London
Thomas Rowlandson
William Ward
Edward Williams
Victorian
William Hogarth
Georgian era
mezzotint
John Raphael Smith
William Ward
James Ward
George Morland
John Hassell
caricaturist
Thomas Rowlandson
Henry Wigstead
John Hamilton Mortimer
Chaucer's
Canterbury Tales
British Museum
Edward Williams
James Ward
Williams family of painters
Henry Robert Morland

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