William Monk (artist) explained

William Monk R.E. (1863–1937) was a British etcher, wood-engraver and painter in oils and watercolours.^[1]

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.

He was an Associate of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers from 1884 and elected a full member (R.E.) in 1899.^[2]

He lived in London from 1892 and published the "Calendorium Londonense" or "London Almanack" of his illustrations of London from 1903,^[3] and in Chesham Bois, Bucks from 1911-1915.^[4] 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.^[5]

In 2013 the Grosvenor Museum, Chester, held an exhibition of his work: 'A Vision of England: Etchings by William Monk'.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. News: Mr. William Monk. Etcher and Painter. 9 April 1937. Times [London, England]. 16. The Times Digital Archive..
2. Web site: William Monk (1863-1937). Petley Jones Gallery.
3. Ralph Hyde. 'William Monk's Calendar: Time to Say Goodbye', Print Quarterly, Vol. 17, No. 2 (June 2000), pp. 132-147
4. Web site: The Dial House, Chesham Bois. Amersham Museum. 2022. 18 May 2022.
5. Web site: Exhibition catalogues from 1894 to 1933.. Royal Academy.
6. Web site: A vision of England: Etchings by William Monk. 18 April 2013. Your West Cheshire.
7. Web site: Etchings exhibition celebrates Chester artist. 19 April 2013. The Chester Standard.