William Simpkins

William Simpkins spent his life chasing after the perfect print, ink on paper, pressed and pulled, again and again. He loved the way a single line could hum with life when the press rolled over it just right. His prints feel like whispers of the late 1700s, quiet but full of texture, as if the ink itself remembers the press’s slow, deliberate rhythm.

See for yourself in the H Beard Print Collection, where every sheet carries the ghost of the workshop’s patient hands.