Oxford. From Iffley

William Westall (1781 - 1850)

Colour lithograph

published 1 April 1822

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    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Downing Street
  • About the artist
    William Westall was born in Hertford; the son of a brewer and brother of Richard, RA. He enrolled at the Royal Academy schools in 1799 and was later draughtsman for a voyage to Australia and the South Seas. After being shipwrecked he travelled to Canton in China and to India, staying in Bombay for several months. He returned to England in 1805 but later set off for Madeira and Jamaica. He became a member of the Society of Painters in Water Colours (1811) and an associate of the Academy (1812). Following a mental breakdown he regularly visited the Lake District and published ‘Views of the Valley and Vale of Keswick’ (1820). His series of aquatints of the Thames, universities and public schools for Ackermann are among his most popular works.
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    Artist
    William Westall (1781 - 1850)
    Title
    Oxford. From Iffley
    Date
    published 1 April 1822
    Medium
    Colour lithograph
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Geoffrey Glynn, August 1960
    GAC number
    5331