William Angus (engraver)
William Angus (1752–1821) was an English engraver of copper plates for prints and book illustrations.
Life and work
William Angus was born in 1752. He became a master engraver. Among his pupils was the engraver William Bernard Cooke (1778–1855).[1]
He died in Islington, Middlesex in 1821; probate was granted on his will on 15 March 1822.[2]
Works
Engraving of Thomas Paine, 1791.
- Brough Hall, seat of Sir John Lawson[3]
- Castle Howard[3]
- Cusworth, seat of William Wrightson[3]
- Sand Beck, seat of the Earl of Scarborough[3]
- Thomas Paine, 1791[4]
- Newnham Court in Oxfordshire, the Seat of Earl Harecourt, 1795
References
- ↑ "Poole, Dorsetshire, engraved by George Cooke 1814 (after JMW Turner)". Tate Gallery: Illustrated Catalogue of Acquisitions 1986-88. Tate. 1996. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- ↑ Angus, William (15 March 1822). "Will of William Angus, Engraver of Islington , Middlesex". PROB 11/1654/281. National Archives. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- 1 2 3 4 "Antique Prints Engravings by County. Yorkshire". Heatons. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- ↑ "Thomas Paine". Allposters. 1791. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
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