William Baillie (1752 - 1799)
1752United Kingdom1799Kolkata, India
William Baillie
William Baillie was a British artist who lived and worked in India in the late 18th century.
He went to India in 1777 as a cadet in the Bengal Infantry and remained there for the rest of his life. After retiring, he published a newspaper in Calcutta, painted landscapes with views of the city and surrounding countryside, made engravings, and made topographical maps. In 1794, William Baillie published a set of hand-colored aquatints entitled Twelve Views of Calcutta.
Date and place of birt: | 1752, United Kingdom |
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Date and place of death: | 1799, Kolkata, India |
Period of activity: | XVIII century |
Specialization: | Artist, Cartographer, Engraver |
Genre: | Landscape painting |
Art style: | Romanticism, Classicism |