Artist

William Anderson

Portrait of William Anderson
Portrait of William Anderson

British, 1757–1837

William Anderson was a British British Romanticism artist. 3 works are cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum. William Anderson was born in Scotland.

William Anderson (1757 – 27 May 1837) was a Scottish artist who specialised in marine art. He was well-regarded for his detailed and accurate portraits of ships under sail, exhibiting his works annually in London between 1787 and 1811 and then occasionally until 1834. Anderson influenced other artists, notably John Ward and others of the Hull school.

Works by William Anderson

Collections represented

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