william collins (1788 - 1847)
William Collins was a British artist of the first half of the 19th century. He is known as a master of landscape and domestic painting. During his career Collins also painted a number of pictures of the religious genre, but these works can not be attributed to the best masterpieces of his work. The master's biography is full of numerous travels through the British Isles and the countries of Europe.
William Collins, at the height of his career, held the prestigious position of curator of the library of the Royal Academy of Arts, and was also elected a full member of the Royal Academy of Arts. He was able to pass on his love of art to his children as well. His eldest son William Wilkie Collins was a famous English writer, and his youngest son Charles Allston Collins was a talented painter closely associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
