William Collins (painter)
William Collins (born September 8, 1788 in London , † February 17, 1847 in London) was an English landscape and genre painter.
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William Collins was born in London to an Irish writer. The family's circle of friends included the painter George Morland , who made a deep impression on young William. In 1807 William Collins began to study at the Royal Academy , where he exhibited in the same year.
After the early death of his father in 1812, he became a family provider. With increasing success he mainly painted landscapes, often with children. In 1814 he was made an associate member of the Royal Academy, and in 1820 he was elected a full member of the academy. In 1822 he married Harriet Geddes, sister of the portrait painter Margaret Sarah Carpenter . They had two sons, William , who made a name for himself as a writer, and Charles , who also became a painter.
William Collins also went on some study trips. His first voyage took him to the Norfolk coast in 1815 . In 1817 he was in Paris . In the following years made further trips through England and Scotland . In 1828 he visited Holland and Belgium , and from 1836 to 1838 he spent in Italy . In 1840 he visited Germany .
William Collins was one of Britain's most popular landscape painters in his day. During his lifetime he exhibited 124 paintings at the Royal Academy and 45 at the British Institution .
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| SURNAME | Collins, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English landscape and genre painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 8, 1788 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 17, 1847 |
| Place of death | London |