William Angus (engraver) explained

William Angus (– 12 October 1821^[1]) 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).^[2]

He died in Islington, Middlesex on 12 October 1821; probate was granted on his will on 15 March 1822.^[3]

Works

• Brough Hall, seat of Sir John Lawson^[4]
• Castle Howard^[4]
• Cusworth, seat of William Wrightson^[4]
• Sand Beck, seat of the Earl of Scarborough^[4]
• Thomas Paine, 1791^[5]
• Newnham Court in Oxfordshire, the Seat of Earl Harecourt, 1795

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2007-01-01. Etched on Devon's memory : biographical dictionary A-D. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20070101202018/http://www.devon.gov.uk/etched?url=etched/ixbin/hixclient.exe&_IXP_=1&_IXR=100125. 2007-01-01. 2020-10-21. Devon Library and Information Services.
2. Web site: Poole, Dorsetshire, engraved by George Cooke 1814 (after JMW Turner) . Tate . Tate Gallery: Illustrated Catalogue of Acquisitions 1986-88 . 1996 . 2013-06-28.
3. Web site: Will of William Angus, Engraver of Islington, Middlesex . National Archives . PROB 11/1654/281 . 15 March 1822 . 2013-06-28 . Angus, William.
4. Web site: Antique Prints Engravings by County. Yorkshire . Heatons . 2013-06-28.
5. Web site: Thomas Paine . Allposters . 1791 . 2013-06-28.