William Payne

British · 1760–1830 · Painter, Printmaker

William Payne was an English painter and etcher who invented the tint Payne's grey. (Wikipedia)

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William Payne was an English painter and etcher who invented the tint Payne's grey.

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Born 1760, LondonDied 1830, LondonOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q8016701 ↗ULAN 500000443 ↗Museum works 12

Also known as Paine, Payne, W. Payne

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 Payne, Denham Bridge upon the Tavy — **Denham Bridge upon the Tavy**1780–1830 · Watercolor
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum Accession — Open Access (CC0)

William Payne, Landscape with a Castle and Bridge — **Landscape with a Castle and Bridge**watercolor (with gum arabic coating) over graphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …

William Payne, Travellers in a Woodland Glade — **Travellers in a Woodland Glade**c. 1800 · watercolor with graphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

William Payne, A Ruined Abbey by a Waterfall — **A Ruined Abbey by a Waterfall**c. 1800 · watercolor and gouache with graphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

William Payne, View on the River Wye — **View on the River Wye**1811
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales

William Payne, On the River Wye — **On the River Wye**1797
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales

William Payne, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire — **Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire**1803
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales

William Payne, On the River Usk, Monmouthshire — **On the River Usk, Monmouthshire**1803
National Library of Wales ↗
CC0 · William Payne, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — National Library of Wales

William Payne, Llanfeth Palace, Pembrokeshire — **Llanfeth Palace, Pembrokeshire**1800
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales

William Payne, Swallow Falls — **Swallow Falls**1810
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales

William Payne, On the River Wye, Monmouthshire — **On the River Wye, Monmouthshire**
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · William Payne, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

William Payne, Sheet of Figure Sketches — **Sheet of Figure Sketches**
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · William Payne, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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