William Bromley
William Bromley was a British painter and engraver (1769–1842). He was born in Carisbrooke and died in London.
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William Bromley

William Bromley · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection · Public Domain Mark
- Born
- 1769. · Carisbrooke.
- Died
- 1842. · London.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Great Britain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- Occupation
- painter and engraver.
- Languages
- English.
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William Bromley was a British painter and engraver (1769–1842). He was born in Carisbrooke and died in London.
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Identity
The recorded working language is English. Places of work recorded in the authority are London. Work by William Bromley is recorded in the collections of Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Australian National Maritime Museum, Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, Ackland Art Museum and Yale Center for British Art.
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John Shebbeare. Line engraving by W. Bromley, 1788., by William Bromley
William Bromley · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection

John Wesley. Line engraving by W. Bromley, 1791., by William Bromley
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Life and career
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1769
William Bromley born at Carisbrooke.
1785
The love of Christ the portion and principle of the children of God. Proved in a sermon preached in the parish church of St. Giles, in Reading,... December the 4th, 1785. Upon the death of Mrs. Talbot,... By William Bromley Cadogan,... 1785 (1785) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1792
The Macklin Bible -- Christ Appeasing the Storm is dated 1792.
1792
Liberty, and equality, two sermons. By William Bromley Cadogan,... 1792 (1792) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1793
The Macklin Bible -- The Devil Leaving Christ is dated 1793.
1797
The Macklin Bible -- The Presentation in the Temple is dated 1797.
1798
The Macklin Bible -- The Woman Wiping Jesus’s Feet is dated 1798.
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Carisbrooke.
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London.
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Where material relating to William Bromley is held. The love of Christ the portion and principle of the children of God. Proved in a sermon preached in the parish church of St. Giles, in Reading,.. December the 4th, 1785. Upon the death of Mrs. The whole works of the late Reverend William Romaine, A.M.: comprising the life of Mr. Liberty, and equality, two sermons.
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scholarly publication
- Bromley, William (1769–1842), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2017
reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q8005977: William Bromley
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Work by William Bromley is
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Australian National Maritime Museum, Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery and Ackland Art Museum
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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 16 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Prints
4,138 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
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- William CaslonEngraver
- William ClossonEngraver
- William DickesEngraver
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