William Lionel Wyllie
SOLD
Although this item has been sold, we have a range of similar items that may be of interest to you.
View similar items
Delivery Quote Request
Please fill in the form below to request a delivery quote from Reigal Art & Antiques.
Contact Reigal Art & Antiques
Crieff, United Kingdom
01764 683450 Visit dealer's websiteSimply fill in the below form to get in touch with Reigal Art & Antiques regarding this item.
About this item
William Lionel Wyllie R.A., R.E.
British 1851 - 1931
Naval vessels and coasters with a group of gulls on floating gunnery targets to the fore, two biplanes above
Etching with drypoint, signed in pencil
W. L. Wyllie was born in London in 1851, son of William Morison Wyllie and brother of Charles Wyllie. Wyllie was an artist in oil, watercolour, etching and aquatint of marine and tidal Thames subjects. He is acknowledged as one of the leading marine artists of the turn of the century. Wyllie studied art at the Heatherleys in 1865 and at the Royal Academy Schools between 1866-69, winning the Turner Medal in 1869. Wyllie was the father of Harold Wyllie, who was also a marine printmaker. Wyllie lived in Portsmouth for many years and died in London on 6th April 1931
Additional Information
Crieff, United Kingdom