William Angus (engraver)

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William Angus (1752–1821) was an English engraver of copper plates for prints and book illustrations.

Life and work

William Angus was born in 1752. He became a master engraver. Among his pupils was the engraver William Bernard Cooke (1778–1855).[1]

He died in Islington, Middlesex in 1821; probate was granted on his will on 15 March 1822.[2]

Works

File:Thomas Paine 1791 by William Angus.jpg
Engraving of Thomas Paine, 1791.
  • Brough Hall, seat of Sir John Lawson[3]
  • Castle Howard[3]
  • Cusworth, seat of William Wrightson[3]
  • Sand Beck, seat of the Earl of Scarborough[3]
  • Thomas Paine, 1791[4]
  • Newnham Court in Oxfordshire, the Seat of Earl Harecourt, 1795[citation needed]

References

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