William Lionel Wyllie

William Lionel Wyllie
An engraved portrait of W. L. Wyllie from The Illustrated London News of 4 May 1889
Born(1851-07-05)5 July 1851
Camden Town, London, United Kingdom
Died6 April 1931(1931-04-06) (aged 79)
Primrose Hill, London, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Education
Known forMaritime watercolours and oils
AwardsTurner Gold Medal (1869)
Dawn after a Storm, 1869, which won Wyllie a Turner Gold Medal at the age of 18

William Lionel Wyllie (5 July 1851 – 6 April 1931), also known as W. L. Wyllie, was a prolific English painter of maritime themes in both oils and watercolours.[1] He has been described as "the most distinguished marine artist of his day."[2] His work is in the Tate, the Royal Academy, the Imperial War Museum, the National Maritime Museum, the National Museum of the Royal Navy, and many other institutions around the world.

  1. ^ "Wylie, William Lionel". Who's Who. Vol. 59. 1907. p. 1945.
  2. ^ "W.L Wyllie's Panorama of Trafalgar - NMRN Portsmouth". Nmrn-portsmouth.org.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2018.