William Woollett, Frontispiece to Joshua Kirby's "Perspective of Architecture" (1761)

William Woollett

British · 1735–1785 · Printmaker, Draughtsman

William Woollett was an English engraver. (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. William Woollett, After George Stubbs, A.R.A. Shooting, 1769, engravings on laid paperAfter George Stubbs, A.R.A. ShootingOlympia Auctions · £1,000≈ $1,259≈ €1,172Sign up to see
  2. William Woollett, The Death of General Wolfe, Black and white engravingThe Death of General WolfeSloans & Kenyon · $800≈ £405≈ €512Sign up to see
  3. William Woollett, Pastoral Landscape, after George Smith of Chichester, engravingPastoral Landscape, after George Smith of ChichesterChorley's · £130≈ $161≈ €151Sign up to see

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William Woollett, Shooting, a pair of 18th century engravings with etching
Shooting
Toovey's · May 15, 2024
£32Sign up free to see
William Woollett, Pastoral Landscape, after George Smith of Chichester, engraving
Pastoral Landscape, after George Smith of Chichester
Chorley's · Apr 23, 2024
£130Sign up free to see
William Woollett, After George Stubbs, A.R.A. Shooting, 1769, engravings on laid paper
After George Stubbs, A.R.A. Shooting, 1769
Olympia Auctions · Jan 25, 2017
£1,000Sign up free to see
William Woollett, Les Agréments de l'Été, 1760, Radierung und Kupferstich
Les Agréments de l'Été, 1760
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Dec 12, 2015
€100Sign up free to see
William Woollett, The Death of General Wolfe, Black and white engraving
The Death of General Wolfe
Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 20, 2008
$800Sign up free to see
William Woollett, The Spanish Pointer, engraving
The Spanish Pointer
Bonhams · Sep 17, 2025

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 Woollett, Frontispiece to Joshua Kirby's "Perspective of Architecture" (1761)
Frontispiece to Joshua Kirby's "Perspective of Architecture" (1761)July 1760 · Etching; second state of two
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932 — Open Access…
William Woollett, Macbeth and the Witches (Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 1)
Macbeth and the Witches (Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 1)1770 · Etching and engraving; seventh state of seven
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Harriet McDonald, 1941 — Open Access …
William Woollett, Snowden Hill, and the adjacent Country in North Wales
Snowden Hill, and the adjacent Country in North Wales1775
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales
William Woollett, The Destruction of the Children of Niobe
The Destruction of the Children of Niobe
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
William Woollett, Macbeth and the Witches
Macbeth and the Witches1770
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · William Woollett, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
William Woollett, A View of the Casade etc. at West Wycomb
A View of the Casade etc. at West Wycomb1757
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · William Woollett, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
William Woollett, A View of the Lake etc. at West Wycomb
A View of the Lake etc. at West Wycomb1757
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · William Woollett, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
William Woollett, View of the Walton Bridge, Venus's Temple
View of the Walton Bridge, Venus's Temple1757
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · William Woollett, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
William Woollett, A View of Part of the Garden at Hall Barn
A View of Part of the Garden at Hall Barn1760
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · William Woollett, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
William Woollett, A View of the Great Room, etc. at Hall-Barn
A View of the Great Room, etc. at Hall-Barn1760
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · William Woollett, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
William Woollett, Landscape
Landscape1763 · engraving
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George A. Goddard — Open Access (CC0)
William Woollett, Landscape
Landscape1763 · engraving
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George A. Goddard — Open Access (CC0)
William Woollett, Phaeton
Phaeton1763 · engraving
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. E. A. Boynton, in memory of Judge W. W.…

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