William Angus (–12 October 1821) was an

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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 William Bernard Cooke (1778 – 2 August 1855), was an English line engraver. Life and work Cooke was born in London in 1778. He was the elder brother of George Cooke (1781–1834), and became a pupil of William Angus (1752–1821), the eng ...

(1778–1855). He died in Islington,

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on 12 October 1821; probate was granted on his will on 15 March 1822.

Works

* Brough Hall, seat of Sir John Lawson * Castle Howard * Cusworth, seat of William Wrightson * Sand Beck, seat of the Earl of Scarborough * Thomas Paine, 1791 * Newnham Court in Oxfordshire, the Seat of Earl Harecourt, 1795

References

1752 births 1821 deaths English engravers {{Printmaker-stub