Robert William Wallis (7 November 1794 – 23 November 1878) was an
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engraver.
Life and work
Wallis born in
London
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, the son of Thomas Wallis, who was an assistant of
Charles Heath
Charles Theodosius Heath (1 March 1785 – 18 November 1848) was a British engraver, currency and stamp printer, book publisher and illustrator.
Life and career
He was the illegitimate son of James Heath, a successful engraver who enjoyed ...
(1785–1848) and died in 1839. He was taught by his father, and became one of the ablest of the group of supremely skilful landscape-engravers who flourished during the second quarter of the nineteenth century, particularly excelling in the interpretation of the work of
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Joseph Mallord William Turner (23 April 177519 December 1851), known in his time as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter, printmaker and watercolourist. He is known for his expressive colouring, imaginative landscapes and turbule ...
.
He engraved illustrations for
Turner's "Picturesque Views on the Southern Coast of England" (with
George Cooke), Turner's "England and Wales" and "Rivers of France", Charles Heath's "Picturesque Annual", Robert Jennings's ‘Landscape Annual’,
[Robert Jennings. ]
The Landscape Annual
' (General Books, 1832). the fine editions of the works of
Walter Scott
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,
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, and
Samuel Rogers
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, the "Keepsake", the "Amulet", the "Literary Souvenir", and many other beautiful publications.
On a larger scale he engraved various plates for "
The Art Journal
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" from pictures by Turner,
Callcott,
Stanfield,
Fripp, and others, and many for the "Turner Gallery". Wallis's finest productions are the large plates after Turner, "Lake of Nemi" and "Approach to Venice"; a proof of the latter was exhibited at the
Royal Academy
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in 1859, and on its completion he retired from the profession. The remainder of his life was passed at
Brighton
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Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...
, where he died on 23 November 1878.
Family
Henry Wallis (1805?–1890), brother of Robert, practised for some years as an engraver of small book-illustrations, but early in life was compelled by attacks of paralysis to seek another occupation. He then turned to picture-dealing, and eventually became the proprietor of the ''French Gallery'' in
Pall Mall, London, which he conducted successfully until shortly before his death, which occurred on 15 October 1890.
Another brother, William Wallis, born in 1796, is known by a few choice plates executed for Jennings's ‘Landscape Annual,’ Heath's ‘Picturesque Annual,’ the ‘Keepsake,’ etc.
References
External links
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Engravings by Robert Wallis(Royal Academy Collection)
Stonehenge, Wiltshire(Engraving after Turner)
(Engraving after Stanfield)
Saint John and Portland(from "Canadian Scenery", 1842 - engraving after
William Henry Bartlett
William Henry Bartlett (March 26, 1809 – September 13, 1854) was a British artist, best known for his numerous drawings rendered into steel engravings.
Biography
Bartlett was born in Kentish Town, London in 1809. He was apprenticed to John Bri ...
)
View from the citadel of Quebec(1840)
* Engravings for Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Books, each with a poetical illustration by
Letitia Elizabeth Landon
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:
*:1832: Of a painting by
Samuel Austin, .
*:1832: Of a painting by
Samuel Prout
Samuel Prout painted by John Jackson in 1831
Market Day by Samuel Prout
A View in Nuremberg by Samuel Prout
Utrecht Town Hall by Samuel Prout in 1841
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,
*:1832: Of a painting by
Samuel Austin,
*:1837: Of a painting by William Purser,
*:1838: Of a painting by
Samuel Prout
Samuel Prout painted by John Jackson in 1831
Market Day by Samuel Prout
A View in Nuremberg by Samuel Prout
Utrecht Town Hall by Samuel Prout in 1841
Samuel Prout (; 17 September 1783 – 10 February 1852) was a British watercolourist, and ...
,
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1794 births
1878 deaths
English engravers