William Collins

{"Id":2485,"Name":"William Collins","Biography":"\u003Cb\u003ECOLLINS, WILLIAM (1788-1847)\u003C/b\u003E, English painter, son of an Irish picture dealer and man of letters, the author of a \u003Cu\u003ELife of George Morland\u003C/u\u003E, was born in London. He studied under \u003Ca href=\u0022/asp/database/art.asp?aid=145\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EEtty\u003C/a\u003E in 1807, and in 1809 exhibited his first pictures of repute \u0026mdash; \u003Cu\u003EBoys at Breakfast\u003C/u\u003E, and \u003Cu\u003EBoys with a Bird\u0026rsquo;s Nest\u003C/u\u003E. In 1815 [?] he was made associate of the Royal Academy, and was elected R. A. in 1820. For the next sixteen years he was a constant exhibitor; his fishermen, shrimp-catchers, boats and nets, stretches of coast and sand, and, above all, his rustic children were universally popular. Then, however, he went abroad on the advice of \u003Ca href=\u0022/asp/database/art.asp?aid=2937\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EWilkie\u003C/a\u003E, and for two years (1837\u0026mdash;1838) studied the life, manners and scenery of Italy. In 1839 he exhibited the first fruits of this journey; and in 1840, in which year he was appointed librarian to the Academy, he made his first appearance as a painter of history. In 1842 he returned to his early manner and choice of subject, and during the last years of life enjoyed greater popularity than ever. Collins was a good colourist and an excellent draughtsman. His earlier pictures are deficient in breadth and force, but his later work, though also carefully executed, is rich \u0027in effects of\u0027 tone and in broadly painted masses. His biography by his son, W. Wilkie Collins, the novelist, appeared in 1848.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cu\u003ESource:\u003C/u\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E Entry on the artist in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http://41.1911encyclopedia.org/C/CO/COLLINS_WILLIAM_WILKIE.htm\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E1911 Edition Encyclopedia\u003C/a\u003E.\u003Cp\u003E","Awards":null,"HasAlbums":false,"HasPortraits":false,"HasRelationships":true,"HasArticles":false,"HasDepictedPlaces":false,"HasLetters":false,"HasLibraryItems":false,"HasProducts":false,"HasSignatures":false,"HasVideos":false,"HasMapLocations":false,"TotalArtworks":1}