Willian Linnell (1826 – 1906) was a British painter and draftsmen. London born, he was the son of the painter John Linnell (1792-1882).[1]
Linnell is particularly noted for his 1840 drawing of Smugglerius, which is an écorché sculpture of a man posed in imitation of the ancient Roman sculpture known as the Dying Gaul.[2]
His work is held in the permanent collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum at Cambridge University, the Tate Museum in London, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C..[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "WILLIAM LINNELL (LONDON 1826-1906), Study of trees | Christie's". onlineonly.christies.com.
- ^ "The True Story of Smugglerius – FeliceCalchi".
- ^ "New Additions of British Drawings Featured in Exhibition at National Gallery of Art". www.nga.gov.
- ^ "Linnell, William, 1826–1906 | Art UK". artuk.org.
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