William Hamilton

British · 1751–1801 · Painter, Illustrator

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English painter, illustrator (1751–1801)

Born 1751, ChelseaDied 1801, LondonOccupation Painter, IllustratorWikidata Q15472 ↗ULAN 500006289 ↗Museum works 11

Also known as Hamilton, Hamilton, William, II, R.A. Hamilton, R. A. W. Hamilton, R. A. William Hamilton, Sir William Hamilton, w. hamilton, Wiliam Hamilton and 2 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

William Hamilton, Calypso receiving Telemachus and Mentor in the Grotto — **Calypso receiving Telemachus and Mentor in the Grotto**1800
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/bb20e72001acbc536c1b501366bc037b ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…

William Hamilton, Christ and the woman of Samaria — **Christ and the woman of Samaria**1792
Art Gallery of New South Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Gallery of New South Wales

William Hamilton, Portrait of an Actress as Omphale — **Portrait of an Actress as Omphale**
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston

William Hamilton, Alexander Masterton and His Wife and Children — **Alexander Masterton and His Wife and Children**1834
Los Angeles County Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Los Angeles County Museum of Art

William Hamilton, John Palmer Whalley — **John Palmer Whalley**1775
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

William Hamilton, The revelation of Olivia's betrothal, from "Twelfth Night," Act V, Scene i — **The revelation of Olivia's betrothal, from "Twelfth Night," Act V, Scene i**1790
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

William Hamilton, Henry Siddons, 1774 - 1815. Actor; eldest son of Sarah Siddons (As a child, study for a double portrait with his mother) — **Henry Siddons, 1774 - 1815. Actor; eldest son of Sarah Siddons (As a child, study for a double portrait with his mother)**
National Galleries Scotland ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Galleries Scotland

William Hamilton, The Death of Arthur — **The Death of Arthur**
National Galleries Scotland ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Galleries Scotland

William Hamilton, Autumn Nutting — **Autumn Nutting**n.d. · Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown and gray wash, over graphite, on ivory wove paper, tipped onto cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

William Hamilton, Study — **Study**n.d. · Pen and gray ink, with brush and gray wash, on ivory laid paper, laid down on card
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

William Hamilton, Olivia and Viola — **Olivia and Viola**n.d. · Engraving on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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