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Samuel Williams (1788–1853) was an English draughtsman and wood engraver. ==Life== Williams was born at Colchester, on 23 February 1788. He was apprenticed to the Colchester printer J. Marsden, but taught himself to draw and engrave on wood, and adopted engraving as his profession. He established himself in Colchester, then in 1819 settled in London. In the early part of his life Williams also painted miniatures, and a few oil pictures. He became known as a wood engraver, a specialist in landscapes. Also having a facility in design, he used his own drawings for a high proportion of his cuts. His first patron was Benjamin Crosby the publisher, for whom he illustrated a work on natural history in 1810.〔 He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1819.〔(American Antiquarian Society Members Directory )〕 Williams died on 19 September 1853.〔 John Orrin Smith and George Baxter were his pupils. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Samuel Williams (engraver)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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