William Monk
William Monk R.E. (1863–1937) was a British etcher, wood-engraver and painter in oils and watercolours. William Monk was born in Chester, the son of gunmaker William Henry Monk, he studied art at the Chester School of Art and etching at the Antwerp Academy, Belgium. • Illustration — Monk's etching of the temporary cenotaph in Whitehall, London, in 1919, published in his calendar for 1920. He was an Associate of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers from 1884 and elected a full member (R.E.) in 1899.
William Monk
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- Name
- William Monk
- Born
- 1863
- Birthplace
- Chester, Cheshire, England
- Died
- 1937
- Education
- Chester School of Art Antwerp Academy
- Occupation
- Etcher, wood-engraver and painter
- Spouse
- Jenny Agnes Wuidart
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
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William Monk R.E. (1863–1937) was a British etcher, wood-engraver and painter in oils and watercolours. William Monk was born in Chester, the son of gunmaker William Henry Monk, he studied art at the Chester School of Art and etching at the Antwerp Academy, Belgium. • Illustration — Monk's etching of the temporary cenotaph in Whitehall, London, in 1919, published in his calendar for 1920. He was an Associate of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers from 1884 and elected a full member (R.E.) in 1899.
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He lived in London from 1892 and published the "Calendorium Londonense" or "London Almanack" of his illustrations of London from 1903. In 1901, he married Jenny Agnes Wuidart (1879–?), the daughter of Jules Wuidart (1849–1932), a wealthy glass merchant from Belgium and his German wife Agnes Reuleaux (1855–1923). They lived in Chesham Bois, Bucks from 1911 to 1915. The Wolverhampton company of Mander Brothers published a series of his views as calendars in the 1920s and 1930s. He returned to Chester in 1933. Examples of his work can be found in the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Imperial War Museum. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in the Summer Exhibition from 1894 to 1933. In 2013 the Grosvenor Museum, Chester, held an exhibition of his work: 'A Vision of England: Etchings by William Monk'.
Dorking by W Monk R.E. In George Meredith's Country.--II. Lusk, Lewis. Art journal, 1839-1912; London (Feb 1910): 65-71
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Burford Bridge by W Monk R.E. In George Meredith's Country.--II. Lusk, Lewis. Art Journal, 1839-1912; London (Feb 1910): 65-71
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• Name — William Monk • Born — 1863 • Birthplace — Chester, Cheshire, England • Died — 1937 • Education — Chester School of Art Antwerp Academy • Occupation — Etcher, wood-engraver and painter • Spouse — Jenny Agnes Wuidart • Children — 2 • Relatives — Jules Wuidart (father-in-law)
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1863
William Monk born at Chester.
1937
William Monk died.
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- 1.Mr. William Monk. Etcher and Painter. Times [London, England]. 16. 9 April 1937.
- 2.William Monk (1863-1937). Petley Jones Gallery. 3 June 2015.
- 3.Ralph Hyde. 'William Monk's Calendar: Time to Say Goodbye', Print Quarterly, Vol. 17, No. 2 (June 2000), pp. 132-147
- 4.Bailey, Alison. William Monk. Amersham Museum.
- 5.The Dial House, Chesham Bois. Amersham Museum. 2022.
- 6.Exhibition catalogues from 1894 to 1933. Royal Academy.
- 7.A vision of England: Etchings by William Monk. Your West Cheshire Dead link. November 2025.
- 8.Etchings exhibition celebrates Chester artist. The Chester Standard. 19 April 2013.
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