William Anderson

1 works by William Anderson (British, 1757–1837) are catalogued on Archive Lane, free to preview and available to download or order as a print.

William Anderson was a Scottish artist who specialised in marine art. He was well-regarded for his detailed and accurate portraits of ships under sail, exhibiting his works annually in London between 1787 and 1811 and then occasionally until 1834. Anderson influenced other artists, notably John Ward and others of the Hull school.

Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

At a glance

Most of William Anderson's work on the site falls under Landscape (9), Seascape (2), Drawings (1).

By movement, it's catalogued as Neoclassicism (12).

By orientation: 11 landscape, 1 portrait.

Dated work in this group ranges from 1790 to 1817.

Other British artists of the period

Artists from the same country and generation, also in the archive:

• George Cruikshank — 381 artworks
• James Gillray — 378 artworks
• Thomas Girtin — 152 artworks
• John Buckler — 122 artworks
• Cornelius Varley — 106 artworks
• Francis Wheatley — 95 artworks
• William Alexander — 88 artworks
• John Downman — 78 artworks

Prints of these artworks

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Sizes and framing

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Framed Canvas and Framed Print orders are available in 8 frame colours (Black, White, Natural, Gold, Walnut, Silver, Dark Grey, Light Grey); Canvas and Rolled Canvas have no frame and no glass.