William Byrne made etchings and engravings of landscapes after contemporary artists. At 22 he won a premium of 25 guineas from the Society of Arts. From 1769 to 1772 he worked for Johann Georg Wille in Paris. After returning to the UK he became a prosperous engraver and publisher. He exhibited from 1766 to 1780 and was elected a fellow of the Incorporated Society of Artists. With watercolourist Thomas Hearne he produced the series of engravings for ‘The Antiquities of Great Britain’ (1778-06). Among his pupils were Samuel Middiman and Johann Gottlieb Schumann. Byrne married twice and had five children, all of whom became painters and / or engravers. Byrne died suddenly at his home in Titchfield Street, Westminster, at about the age of 62.

Places

England, Berkshire

Subjects

topography, landscape C19th, tree, river, man, college, road, bridge (rural), school, chapel

Materials & Techniques

engraving, coloured engraving

Artist

William, (of Oxford) Turner (1789 - 1862)
William Byrne (1743 - 1805)

Title

Eton, from the Slough Road

Date

1 July 1803

Medium

Coloured engraving

Dimensions

height: 15cm, width: 21.4cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Sotheby's, 22 February 1977

GAC number

13100