William Angus
William Angus (c. 1752 – 12 October 1821) was an English engraver of copper plates for prints and book illustrations.
William Angus
William Angus · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection · Public Domain Mark
- Born
- William Angus was born on 1 January 1752.
- Died
- William Angus died on 1 January 1821. · Islington.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Great Britain · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- printmaker · printer
- Teachers
- William Walker
- Languages
- English
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William Angus (c. 1752 – 12 October 1821) was an English engraver of copper plates for prints and book illustrations.
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Life and work
Life and work
Training under William Walker is recorded. William Bernard Cooke is recorded as having studied under William Angus. The recorded working language is English. Places of work recorded in the authority are London, Islington and Edinburgh. Work by William Angus is recorded in the collections of Australian National Maritime Museum, Auckland Art Gallery, National Library of Wales and Yale Center for British Art.
William Angus was born in 1752. He became a master engraver. Among his pupils was the engraver William Bernard Cooke (1778–1855). He died in Islington, Middlesex on 12 October 1821; probate was granted on his will on 15 March 1822.
Works
Works
• Illustration — Engraving of Thomas Paine, 1791. • Brough Hall, seat of Sir John Lawson • Castle Howard • Cusworth, seat of William Wrightson • Sand Beck, seat of the Earl of Scarborough • Thomas Paine, 1791 • Newnham Court in Oxfordshire, the Seat of Earl Harecourt, 1795
Identity
Identity
William Angus is recorded as printmaker and printer.
Thomas Blood. Line engraving by W. Angus., by William Angus
William Angus · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
Joseph Priestley. Line engraving by W. Angus., by William Angus
William Angus · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
Life and career
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Life and career
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1752
William Angus born.
1821
William Angus died at Islington.
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William Angus died at Islington.
Deathplace
Islington.
Death place
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The circumstances in which William Angus stands. West Hill in Surry, the Seat of D. Inside view of St. West Hill in Surrey, the Seat of D.
Literature
Literature
Literature
Angus, William, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Angus, William Louis, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Scholarly footprint
Literature
Scholarly footprint
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q16151084: William AngusWikimedia Foundation
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He trained under William Walker. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
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