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William West

Also known as: William West; primary name: West, William
Details: individual; publisher/printer; printmaker; British; Male
Life dates: 1783-1854
Address: Theatrical Print Warehouse, Exeter House, 13 Exeter Street, Strand, London (1812 onwards)
Biography: Publisher and etcher or designer of theatrical prints from 1811-1854, including four volumes of bound 'toy theatre' prints held by Prints & Drawings from the collection of Ralph Thomas (pressmarks 168*.a.1-3; 168*.c.1). Trade card in Banks Collection (D,2.3453) advertises "W. West, Wholesale & Retail Theatrical Print Warehouse; Exeter House, Exeter Street, Strand. Engraving and Printing Neatly Executed. Circulating Library." Trade card in Heal Collection (Heal,79.18) advertises "West's Theatrical Print Warehouse. Circulating Library, Haberdashery &c..."
Bibliography: Ralph Thomas's MSS notes on West's theatrical publications (P&D Cd.2.23) David Powell, 'William West and the Regency Toy Theatre' (Sir John Soane's Museum exhibition. London, 2004)

401 related objects

drawing; toy theatre; print study

Museum number: 1886,0513.1025 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Drawn by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1811-1831

drawing; toy theatre; print study

Museum number: 1886,0513.1024 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Drawn by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1811-1831

drawing; toy theatre; print study

Museum number: 1886,0513.1026 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Drawn by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1811-1831

drawing; toy theatre; print study

Museum number: 1886,0513.831 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Drawn by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1811-1830

drawing; toy theatre; print study

Museum number: 1886,0513.1017 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Drawn by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1811 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

drawing; toy theatre; print study

Museum number: 1886,0513.1019 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Drawn by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1811-1831

drawing; toy theatre; print study

Museum number: 1886,0513.1032 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Drawn by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1811-1831

drawing; toy theatre; print study

Museum number: 1886,0513.1013 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Drawn by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1811 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

drawing

Museum number: 1998,0606.8 |
Producer name: BIOG50835 Drawn by:William West |
Production date: 1823-1861

drawing; toy theatre; print study

Museum number: 1886,0513.910 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Drawn by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1811-1831

drawing; toy theatre; print study

Museum number: 1886,0513.1014 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Drawn by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1811 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Title: The Sheriff in his State Carriage |
Museum number: Ee,6.134 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1811 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.556.+ |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1812 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.896 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1829 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.769-770 |
Producer name: Print made by:William WestPublished by:William West |
Production date: 1829 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.1066 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1819 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.1056 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1811-1831 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.814-815 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1829 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.475-488 |
Producer name: Print made by:William WestPublished by:William West |
Production date: 1829-1830 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.844 |
Producer name: After:William WestPublished by:William West |
Production date: 1819 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.578-579 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1811 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.923 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1828 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.946 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1831 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.576-577 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.572 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1813 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.517-520 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1812 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.638-639 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1819 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.164-174 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1815-1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.1107 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1831 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.784 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1822 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.762 |
Producer name: After:William WestPublished by:William West |
Production date: 1820-1830 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.836 |
Producer name: Print made by:E BlakePublished by:William West |
Production date: 1825 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.1015-1016 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1811-1831 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.1038-1041 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1815 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.508-512 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1815-1816 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.907 |
Producer name: Print made by:E BlakePublished by:William West |
Production date: 1827 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.767-768 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1823 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.1067 |
Producer name: After:William WestPublished by:William West |
Production date: 1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.968 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1818 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.888-889 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1815 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.944 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1830 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.1217 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.797 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1812 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.1224-1229 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1827-1828 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.862 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1828 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.1106 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1824-1831 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.789 |
Producer name: After:William WestPublished by:William West |
Production date: 1823 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.573-575 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1817-1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.995 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.822 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.537-538 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1825 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.557-566 |
Producer name: Print made by:William WestPublished by:William West |
Production date: 1821-1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.493-497 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1813 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.465-466 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.855 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1827 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.941 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1811-1831 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.489-492 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1821-1822 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.838 |
Producer name: After:William WestPublished by:William West |
Production date: 1827 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.897-898 |
Producer name: Print made by:William HeathPublished by:William West |
Production date: 1829 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; trade-card

Museum number: D,2.3453 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1815 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.902 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1829 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.893 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1825 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.927 |
Producer name: Print made by:Charles Frederick TomkinsPublished by:William West |
Production date: 1818 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.415-416 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1819-1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.534-536 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.381-383 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1812 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.787 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:William West |
Production date: 1825 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.1219 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1819 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.1254 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1811-1831 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.567-568 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1811 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.931 |
Producer name: Print made by:William WestPublished by:William West |
Production date: 1829 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.972-977 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.1069-1074 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1819-1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.640-641 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1811 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.1188-1191 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1812 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.1218 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.1012 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1811-1831 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.926 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1825 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.625-626.+ |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1817 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.761 |
Producer name: After:William WestPublished by:William West |
Production date: 1821 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.402-414 |
Producer name: Print made by:William WestPublished by:William West |
Production date: 1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.187-191 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1825 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.803 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1828 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.1258 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.863 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1828 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.271-273 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1828 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.835 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1822 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.1029 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.1005 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1817 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.580-596 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1826 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.217-229 |
Producer name: Print made by:William WestPublished by:William West |
Production date: 1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.1065 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.986-989 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1824-1825 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,3.16 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1820-1860

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.934 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1828 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.864 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1828 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.1011 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1811-1831 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.766 |
Producer name: Print made by:William WestPublished by:William West |
Production date: 1822 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.773 |
Producer name: After:William WestPublished by:William West |
Production date: 1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Museum number: 1886,0513.430-436 |
Producer name: BIOG156232 Published by:William West |
Production date: 1831 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

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