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Samuel Williams

Also known as: Samuel Williams; primary name: Williams, Samuel
Details: individual; painter/draughtsman; printmaker; British; Male
Life dates: 1788-1853
Biography: Wood-engraver, draughtsman and natural history illustrator. b. Colchester. A large collection of 273 proofs of his work was presented by his sons in 1856. Signs his work S.WILLIAMS or S.W. Illustrations include, Mary Trimmer's 'Natural History, editions of Robinson Crusoe (1822), Lady Charlotte Guest's Mabingion (1838), James Thomson's 'Seasons' 1841 and Thomas Miller's 'Scenes from Country Life.' Engraved designs by other artists for J.H. Wiffen's edition of Tasso's 'Jerusalem Delivered' (1824) J.G. Lockhart's 'Spanish Ballads' and the Abbotsford edition of Walter Scott's 'Waverley' novels. Also produced engravings for William Hone's 'Every-day Book' (1825-7) and for 'The Olio', 'The Museum of Entertainment' (1828-33) and 'The Parterre of Fiction, Poetry, History, Literature and the Fine Arts.' Also a painter on ivory and in oil exhibiting at the Royal Academy and British Institution.
Bibliography: R K Engen, 'Dictionary of Victorian Wood Engravers', 1985 Oxford dnb

1,005 related objects

album; print

Title: Elvedon Church |
Museum number: 1853,0112.484 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1805-1850

album; print

Title: Denston Church |
Museum number: 1853,0112.468 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1805-1850

book; print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1864,0625.93-99 |
Producer name: Print made by:Samuel WilliamsPrint made by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1830 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

book; print; textile; satirical print; illustrated book

Museum number: 1864,0213.471 |
Producer name: Print made by:Edward FindenBlock cut by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1847 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

book of prints; print

Museum number: 1863,0509.181-211 |
Producer name: Published by:John BrittonPrinted by:Charles Whittingham |
Production date: 1837 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

drawing

Museum number: 1872,0113.755 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Drawn by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1788-1853

illustrated book; print

Museum number: 1878,1214.193-200 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPrint made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1831 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

illustrated book

Museum number: 1864,0611.356-373 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:John Major |
Production date: 1831 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

illustrated book; print

Museum number: 1882,0610.38-49 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPublished by:Seeley & Burnside |
Production date: 1837 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

illustrated book

Museum number: 1864,0213.305-356 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Thomas Charles Wageman |
Production date: 1827 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1871,1209.5860 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1841

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.360 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1832

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1860,0714.310 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1820-1853

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.171 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1829

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,0711.226 |
Producer name: Print made by:Samuel WilliamsAfter:Henry Corbould |
Production date: 1824

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.372 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1832

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.277 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1831

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.311 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1831

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.259 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1830

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.378 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1832

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,0711.460 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPrint made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1839

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1913,0331.49 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1842

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.17 |
Producer name: Print made by:Samuel WilliamsAfter:William Harvey |
Production date: 1820-1850

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1871,1209.5801 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1855

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.406 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1833

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1871,1209.5960 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1841

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.297 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1831

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,0526.196 |
Producer name: After:Charles Robert LesliePrint made by:John M Williams |
Production date: 1809-1859

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,0711.539 |
Producer name: Print made by:Samuel WilliamsAfter:Sir George Hayter |
Production date: 1824

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.398 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1833

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,0526.207 |
Producer name: After:Henry WarrenPrint made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1809-1853

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1871,1209.5759 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1855

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1871,1209.5813 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1841

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1871,1209.5798 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1855

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.258 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1830

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1913,0331.38 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1842

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1913,0331.41 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1842

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.203 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1829

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,0711.291 |
Producer name: Print made by:Samuel WilliamsAfter:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1820-1853

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.228 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1830

print; book-illustration

Title: The Schools of Athens |
Museum number: 1913,0320.52 |
Producer name: Print made by:Samuel WilliamsIntermediary draughtsman:Giotto |
Production date: 1851

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1871,1209.5878 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1841

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1913,0320.38 |
Producer name: Print made by:Samuel WilliamsIntermediary draughtsman:Giotto |
Production date: 1851

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.230 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1830

print

Museum number: 1866,0526.190 |
Producer name: After:Louis HagheBlock cut by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1820-1853

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,0711.270 |
Producer name: After:Thomas CreswickPrint made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1842-1850

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1871,1209.5793 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1855

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1871,1209.5803 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1855

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1860,0714.308 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1820-1853

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.178 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1829

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,0526.185 |
Producer name: After:Edward Henry CorbouldBlock cut by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1830-1905

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.191 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1829

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.201 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1829

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.182 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1829

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.185 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1829

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.170 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1829

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.30 |
Producer name: After:Thomas DuncanBlock cut by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1822-1845

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,0526.209 |
Producer name: After:Henry WarrenPrint made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1809-1853

print

Museum number: 1866,0526.215 |
Producer name: BIOG210791 Print made by:Percy Williams |
Production date: 1830-1866

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,0711.739 |
Producer name: After:Henry WarrenPrint made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1809-1853

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.350 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1832

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,0711.644 |
Producer name: After:William SimsonPrint made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1815-1847

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.310 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1831

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,0526.166 |
Producer name: After:John AbsolonBlock cut by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1830-1853

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,0711.736 |
Producer name: After:Henry WarrenPrint made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1809-1853

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.243 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1830

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1871,1209.5819 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1841

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1913,0331.33 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1842

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.262 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1831

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.15 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPrint made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1820-1850

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.165 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1829

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,0526.195 |
Producer name: After:William HarveyPrint made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1820-1850

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1913,0331.40 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1842

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.319 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1832

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.260 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1830

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1871,1209.5880 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1841

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.248 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1830

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.166 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1829

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.188 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1829

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1871,1209.5771 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1855

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.313 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1831

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.354 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1832

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,0711.266 |
Producer name: After:Thomas CreswickPrint made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1842-1850

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.269 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1831

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.174 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1829

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.253 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1830

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1913,0331.42 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1842

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1868,0822.5572 |
Producer name: Block cut by:Allen Robert BranstonAfter:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1810-1827

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.399 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1833

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1913,0320.7.1-176 |
Producer name: Block cut by:Samuel WilliamsAfter:Sir George Scharf |
Production date: 1858-1890

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,0711.643 |
Producer name: After:William SimsonPrint made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1815-1847

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.346 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1832

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.373 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1832

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1871,1209.5858 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1841

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.341 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1832

print

Title: Nymph and Child |
Museum number: 1856,0913.169 |
Producer name: After:Sir Richard WestmacottPrint made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1803-1853

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1913,0320.42 |
Producer name: Print made by:Samuel WilliamsIntermediary draughtsman:Giotto |
Production date: 1851

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1913,0320.44 |
Producer name: Print made by:Samuel WilliamsIntermediary draughtsman:Giotto |
Production date: 1851

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1878,0713.2004 |
Producer name: After:Robert William BillingsBlock cut by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1830-1853

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1866,1013.397 |
Producer name: BIOG51196 Print made by:Samuel Williams |
Production date: 1833

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