William Marshall Craig

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Princess Amelia, from Apotheosis of the Princes Octavius & Alfred, and of the Princess Amelia. Princess Amelia from Apotheosis by William Marshall Craig.jpg
Princess Amelia , from Apotheosis of the Princes Octavius & Alfred, and of the Princess Amelia.

William Marshall Craig (died 1827) was an English painter who exhibited at times at the Royal Academy, from 1788 until 1827. [1]

Craig first lived at Manchester, but settled in London about 1791. He was painter in water-colours to the Queen, and miniature painter to the Duke and Duchess of York. He also excelled as a draughtsman on wood, and as a book illustrator, and he published in 1821 'Lectures on Drawing, Painting, and Engraving.' He is said to have been a nephew of Thomson, the poet. 'The Wounded Soldier' by him is in the Water-Colour Gallery at the South Kensington Museum.

Prince Octavius Prince Octavius from Apotheosis by William Marshall Craig.jpg
Prince Octavius

One of his pupils was the mouth-painter Sarah Biffen (1784–1850).

Notes

  1. Peach, Annette. "Craig, William Marshall". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/6583.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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