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William Lionel Wyllie, R.A., R.I., R.E. Art

British, 1851-1931
William Lionel Wyllie was an artist in oil, watercolor, etching, and aquatint of marine and tidal Thames subjects. Born in London, he studied art at the Heatherleys in 1865, and at the Royal Academy Schools between 1866-69, winning the Turner Medal in 1869. Wyllie took up etching in 1883 when Robert Dunthorn commissioned an etching of Wyllie's painting 'Toil, Glitter, Grime and Wealth on a flowing Tide', which celebrated the industrial Thames, and had had great success at the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy, being bought by the Chantrey Bequest. He lived in Portsmouth for many years from 1907 and died in London on 6th April 1931. Acknowledged as one of the leading marine artists at the turn of the century. Marine Painter to the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Ryde. Work in the National Maritime Museum.
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Artist: William Lionel Wyllie, R.A., R.I., R.E.
WILLIAM WYLLIE Day's Catch - Fishermen Sail Boats Horse Windmill Holland 1900
By William Lionel Wyllie
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
A lovely oil painting by William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931) referred to as "Britain's premier marine artist of the later Victorian & early 20th century." Framed. Oil on paper laid on ...
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Early 1900s English School William Lionel Wyllie, R.A., R.I., R.E. Art

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Paper, Oil, Board

William Lionel Wyllie RA (1851-1931) - Framed Etching, Frigates & Gunboats
By William Lionel Wyllie
Located in Corsham, GB
An original etching by the listed artist William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931). Frigates and Gunboats attending a Heavy Cruiser. Signed in pencil below plate lines. Presented in a black ...
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Early 20th Century William Lionel Wyllie, R.A., R.I., R.E. Art

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Etching

The Pool of London.
By William Lionel Wyllie
Located in Storrs, CT
The Pool of London. c. 1915. Etching and drypoint. 7 7/8 x 15 7/8 (sheet 11 x 14 7/8 x 21 1/4). A rich impression with drypoint burr printed on the full sheet of simili-Japan paper. ...
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1910s Modern William Lionel Wyllie, R.A., R.I., R.E. Art

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Drypoint, Etching

London Bridge.
By William Lionel Wyllie
Located in Storrs, CT
London Bridge, London. 1924. Etching and drypoint. 6 3/8 x 14 3/4 (sheet 9 7/8 x 17 1/4). Mat line; otherwise fine condition. A rich impression with dryp...
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1920s Modern William Lionel Wyllie, R.A., R.I., R.E. Art

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Drypoint, Etching

The Thames and the Tower of London
By William Lionel Wyllie
Located in Storrs, CT
The Thames and the Tower of London. 1924. Etching and drypoint. 6 3/8 x 14 3/4 (sheet 10 1/4 x 17 1/4). Mat line; otherwise fine condition. A rich impr...
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1920s Modern William Lionel Wyllie, R.A., R.I., R.E. Art

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Drypoint, Etching

WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE Bergen Norway Ships in The Harbor - Houses & Figures 1906
By William Lionel Wyllie
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A lovely watercolor by William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931) referred to as "Britain's premier marine artist of the later Victorian & early 20th century." Wyllie traveled to Norway...
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Early 1900s English School William Lionel Wyllie, R.A., R.I., R.E. Art

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Trawler Fleet
Trawler Fleet
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