William Lionel Wyllie

United Kingdom · 1851–1931

William Lionel Wyllie, also known as W. Wyllie, was a prolific English painter of maritime themes in both oils and watercolours. He has been described as "the most distinguished marine artist of his day." 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. == Life and career == === Birth === Wyllie was born on 5 July 1851 at 67 Albany Street, Camden Town, London, the elder son of William Morrison Wyllie (1820, 1895), a prosperous minor-genre painter living in London and Wimereux, France, by his wife Katherine Benham (1813, 1872), a singer. Before marrying W.M.

Independent artist guide by Momentable. Biography from Wikipedia; artworks credited to the museums that hold them.