William Linnell Explained

Willian Linnell (1826 – 1906) was a British painter and draftsmen. London born, he was the son of the painter John Linnell (1792-1882).^[1]

Linnell is particularly noted for his 1840 drawing of Smugglerius, which is an écorché sculpture of a man posed in imitation of the ancient Roman sculpture known as the Dying Gaul.^[2]

His work is held in the permanent collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum at Cambridge University, the Tate Museum in London, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C..^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: WILLIAM LINNELL (LONDON 1826-1906), Study of trees | Christie’s. onlineonly.christies.com.
2. Web site: The True Story of Smugglerius – FeliceCalchi.
3. Web site: New Additions of British Drawings Featured in Exhibition at National Gallery of Art. www.nga.gov.
4. Web site: Linnell, William, 1826–1906 | Art UK. artuk.org.