William Hamilton, Calypso receiving Telemachus and Mentor in the Grotto

William Hamilton

British · 1751–1801 · Painter, Illustrator

William Hamilton was an English painter and illustrator. (Wikipedia)

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  1. William Hamilton, Carmel beach, acrylic on canvas boardCarmel beachBonhams · $238≈ £147≈ €176Sign up to see

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April, and June
Anderson & Garland · Dec 12, 2025
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Miranda, Prospero and Ariel "Hast thou, spirit, Perform'd to point the tempest that I bade thee?", Act I scene ii of Shakespeare's The Tempest
Brunk Auctions · May 18, 2019
$16,000Sign up free to see
William Hamilton, Carmel beach, acrylic on canvas board
Carmel beach
Bonhams · Sep 29, 2013
$238Sign up free to see
William Hamilton, The Proposal, THE PROPOSAL, oil on canvas
The Proposal
Sloans & Kenyon · Sep 25, 2009
$1,200Sign up free to see
William Hamilton, Twelve months, Lot of
Twelve months
Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 14, 2024
William Hamilton, Viel Lärm um Nichts, Federzeichnung in Tusche auf Bütten mit Wasserzeichen (Churchill, Britannia, wohl 220 oder 227(?))
Viel Lärm um Nichts
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Dec 5, 2020
William Hamilton, The Proposal, THE PROPOSAL, oil on canvas
The Proposal
Sloans & Kenyon · Nov 14, 2008

Works in museum collections

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William Hamilton, Calypso receiving Telemachus and Mentor in the Grotto
Calypso receiving Telemachus and Mentor in the Grotto1800
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 Samaria1792
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 Children1834
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 Whalley1775
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 i1790
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 Nuttingn.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
Studyn.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 Violan.d. · Engraving on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

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