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William Strang

Also known as: William Strang; primary name: Strang, William
Details: individual; printmaker; painter/draughtsman; British; Male
Life dates: 1859-1921
Biography: Prominent etcher and painter, and occasional woodcut artist of chiaroscuro work. b. Scotland, worked in shipbuilders before coming to London 1875 where pupil of Legros, and settled. Very successful. ARA 1906, RA 1921. From 1918 president of the International Society of Sculptors, Painters, and Gravers. Father of David and Ian Strang. Prints are arranged according to David Strang's catalogue.
Bibliography: DNB L.Binyon, 'Catalogue of the etched work of WS', Glasgow 1906 (with supplements 1912 and 1923) (referred to as Strang) David Strang, 'A catalogue of the etchings and engravings of WS', Glasgow 1962 (with new numbering sequence up to 751; referred to as David Strang) Campbell Dodgson, "The Lithographs of William Strang" in 'Print Quarterly' vol. XXIX, 1948, no. 3, pp. 42-56.

992 related objects

drawing

Museum number: 1897,1213.2 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1874-1921

drawing

Museum number: 2019,7015.658 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1899-1901

drawing

Museum number: 1951,0501.12 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1907

drawing

Museum number: 1931,0511.53 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang

drawing

Museum number: 1958,0508.14 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1916

drawing

Museum number: 1914,0826.1 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1904

drawing

Museum number: 1897,1213.25 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1874-1921

drawing

Museum number: 1897,1213.15 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1874-1921

drawing

Museum number: 1897,1213.21 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1874-1921

drawing

Museum number: 2019,7015.277 |
Producer name: Drawn by:William StrangFormerly attributed to:Alphonse Legros |
Production date: 1899-1901

drawing

Museum number: 1938,0502.1 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1904

drawing

Museum number: 1951,0501.11 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1859-1921

drawing

Museum number: 1908,1124.3 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1899

drawing

Museum number: 1897,1213.23 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1859-1921

drawing

Museum number: 1911,0511.2 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1859-1921

drawing

Museum number: 2019,7015.661 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1880

drawing

Museum number: 1949,0411.54 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1905

drawing

Museum number: 1897,1213.8 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1859-1921

drawing

Museum number: 2019,7015.664 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1880-1921

drawing

Museum number: 2019,7015.657 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1900

drawing; print study

Museum number: 2019,7015.654 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1897

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1897,1213.5 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1893

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1897,1213.12 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1859-1921

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1897,1213.26 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1874-1921

drawing

Museum number: 1964,1212.12 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1913

drawing

Museum number: 2019,7015.665 |
Producer name: Drawn by:William StrangAfter:Raphael |
Production date: 1885

drawing

Museum number: 2019,7015.653 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1903

drawing

Museum number: 1897,1213.27 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1874-1921

drawing

Museum number: 2019,7015.662 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1880

drawing

Museum number: 1897,1213.9 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1859-1921

drawing

Museum number: 1897,1213.6 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1859-1921

drawing

Museum number: 1914,0826.2 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1904

drawing

Museum number: 1897,1213.1 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1894

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 2019,7015.672.1-30 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1895-1901

drawing

Museum number: 1897,1213.20 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1874-1921

drawing

Museum number: 1931,0613.17 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1913

drawing

Museum number: 2019,7015.660 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1879-1921

drawing

Museum number: 1958,1215.1 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1908

drawing

Museum number: 1949,0411.2014 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1859-1921

drawing

Museum number: 1897,1213.10 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1874-1921

drawing

Museum number: 1897,1213.16 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1874-1921

drawing

Museum number: 1897,1213.24 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1874-1921

drawing

Museum number: 2019,7015.659 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1905

drawing

Museum number: 1897,1213.17 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1874-1921

drawing

Museum number: 1897,1213.7 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1859-1921

drawing

Museum number: 1949,0411.53 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1859-1921

drawing

Museum number: 2019,7015.281 |
Producer name: Drawn by:William StrangFormerly attributed to:Alphonse Legros |
Production date: 1890

drawing

Museum number: 1897,1213.18 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1874-1921

drawing

Museum number: 2019,7015.663 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1880

drawing

Museum number: 1897,1213.22 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1874-1921

drawing

Museum number: 1939,0311.9 |
Producer name: BIOG31922 Drawn by:Charles Holroyd |
Production date: 1861-1917

drawing

Museum number: 1935,0708.1 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1912

drawing

Museum number: 1951,0501.10 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1859-1921

drawing

Museum number: 1976,1204.2 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1859-1921

drawing

Museum number: 1976,1204.3 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1859-1921

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1949,0411.51 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1902

drawing; print study

Museum number: 2019,7015.652 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1896

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1897,1213.13 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1874-1921

drawing; print study

Museum number: 2019,7015.656 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1897

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1949,0411.50 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1906

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1897,1213.11 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1874-1921

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1897,1213.14 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1874-1921

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1897,1213.4 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1893

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1897,1213.3 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1859-1921

drawing; print study

Museum number: 2019,7015.655 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1897

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1928,0131.1 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1894

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1897,1213.19 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Drawn by:William Strang |
Production date: 1859-1921

engraving tool

Museum number: 1961,0925.1 |
Producer name: BIOG47555 Made by:David Strang |
Production date: 1930-1960

frontispiece; print; book

Museum number: 1960,0430.7 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Print made by:William Strang |
Production date: 1890 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

illustrated book; print

Museum number: 1960,0430.8 |
Producer name: Print made by:William StrangPublished by:James J MacLehose |
Production date: 1894 |
Production place: Published in:Glasgow

illustrated book; print

Museum number: 1959,1222.4.1-14 |
Producer name: Published by:Kegan, Paul & CoPrint made by:William Strang |
Production date: 1897 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

illustrated book; print

Museum number: 1960,0430.5 |
Producer name: After:William StrangAfter:Joseph Benwell Clark |
Production date: 1894 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

illustrated book

Museum number: 1960,0430.4 |
Producer name: Published by:Lawrence and BullenAfter:William Strang |
Production date: 1895 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Evening |
Museum number: 1897,1213.86 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Print made by:William Strang |
Production date: 1891

print

Title: The Monk |
Museum number: 2010,7081.6983 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Print made by:William Strang |
Production date: 1886

print

Title: The Monk |
Museum number: 1921,1028.25 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Print made by:William Strang |
Production date: 1886

print

Title: Sir Charles Nairne |
Museum number: 1909,0723.2 |
Producer name: Print made by:William StrangAfter:Charles Wellington Furse |
Production date: 1901

print

Museum number: 1960,0409.644 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1910

print

Title: J. K. Stephen |
Museum number: 1953,0509.145 |
Producer name: Print made by:William StrangAfter:Charles Wellington Furse |
Production date: 1892

print; book-illustration

Title: Study of a head |
Museum number: 1953,0509.227 |
Producer name: Print made by:William StrangPrinted by:David Strang |
Production date: 1897

print

Title: Self-portrait, No. 5 |
Museum number: 1953,0509.65 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Print made by:William Strang |
Production date: 1885

print

Title: "A Hallanshaker a' in Rags" |
Museum number: 1924,0207.132 |
Producer name: Print made by:William StrangPublished by:Lawrence and Bullen |
Production date: 1892

print

Title: Woman burning Weeds |
Museum number: 1922,1230.44 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Print made by:William Strang |
Production date: 1889

print

Title: Abraham about to sacrifice Isaac |
Museum number: 1949,0411.893 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Print made by:William Strang |
Production date: 1900-1920

print; book-illustration

Title: The escutcheon |
Museum number: 1953,0509.224 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Print made by:William Strang |
Production date: 1897

print

Title: Head of an old man, No. 1 |
Museum number: 1953,0509.46 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Print made by:William Strang |
Production date: 1884

print

Title: Drowned |
Museum number: 1953,0509.124 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Print made by:William Strang |
Production date: 1890

print

Title: Joan of Arc |
Museum number: 1897,1213.54 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Print made by:William Strang |
Production date: 1882

print

Title: Ernest Sichel, No. 1 |
Museum number: 1953,0509.32 |
Producer name: Print made by:William StrangPrinted by:David Strang |
Production date: 1883

print

Title: Morning |
Museum number: 1953,0509.354 |
Producer name: Print made by:William StrangPrinted by:David Strang |
Production date: 1911

print

Title: Illustrations to "Nathan the Wise" |
Museum number: 1927,0617.2-8 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Print made by:William Strang |
Production date: 1894

print; book-illustration

Title: Christian and Hopeful in the Dungeon |
Museum number: 1943,1113.273 |
Producer name: Print made by:William StrangPublished by:John Cumming Nimmo |
Production date: 1894

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1949,0411.1867 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Print made by:William Strang |
Production date: 1898

print; title-page

Title: Title page |
Museum number: 1953,0509.57 |
Producer name: Print made by:William StrangPrinted by:David Strang |
Production date: 1884

print; frontispiece

Title: Frontispiece to "Nathan the Wise" |
Museum number: 1927,0617.1 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Print made by:William Strang |
Production date: 1894

print; frontispiece

Title: Frontispiece to Vol. 1 |
Museum number: 1953,0509.282 |
Producer name: Print made by:William StrangAfter:Jacob Huysmans |
Production date: 1902

print; book-illustration

Title: Portrait of the painter |
Museum number: 1953,0509.100 |
Producer name: Print made by:William StrangAfter:Sir David Wilkie |
Production date: 1888

print

Title: Harley Granville-Barker |
Museum number: 1924,0512.28 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Print made by:William Strang |
Production date: 1912

print

Title: Frederick Goulding |
Museum number: 1949,0411.1989 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Print made by:William Strang |
Production date: 1884-1898

print

Title: The mask |
Museum number: 1953,0509.232 |
Producer name: BIOG47559 Print made by:William Strang |
Production date: 1897