Artist

W. Waite

W. Waite is a Romanticism artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

London printmaker W. Waite left only one dated mark: a 1825 etching titled H Beard Print Collection that quietly captures a single moment in the city’s ink-and-paper trade. The sheet shows a shop interior where copper plates and rolled paper sit on shelves, the soft light picking out the tools of the trade. It’s a slice-of-workplace scene, not a grand scene, but sharp enough to let you feel the scratch of the burin and the smell of oil. Next, step back to London’s 1820s print world through the same sheet’s details.

Works by W. Waite

Collections represented

Catalog records compiled from museum open-access collections; the artworks shown are in the public domain. Spotted an error in this record? Tell us.