Edward Macro (Benjamin Wilson)
Benjamin Wilson (1721–1788) made Edward Macro.
Edward Macro, in brief
- Title
- Edward Macro
- Artist
- Benjamin Wilson (1721–1788)
- Artist born in
- Leeds, United Kingdom
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Benjamin Wilson, Edward Macro. Public domain.
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Can the image of "Edward Macro" by Benjamin Wilson be freely reproduced?
Regarding copyright, "Edward Macro" is in the public domain - its copyright has expired.
Who created "Edward Macro"?
"Edward Macro" was created by Benjamin Wilson. The information on this page describes Benjamin Wilson's original work.
What explains the copyright situation of "Edward Macro" by Benjamin Wilson?
The copyright status of "Edward Macro" - in the public domain - its copyright has expired - follows from the artist's death in 1788.
About the artist, Benjamin Wilson
1721–1788, United Kingdom
Benjamin Wilson
A Painter of Light and Science: The Dual Legacy of Benjamin Wilson In the vibrant intellectual landscape of the eighteenth-century Enlightenment, few figures embodied the era's marriage of aesthetic beauty and scientific inquiry as gracefully as Benjamin Wilson. Born in 1721 to a prosperous clothier family in Leeds, Wilson’s early life was steeped in an environment where craftsmanship and artistry were deeply valued. His formative years were marked by an encounter with the opulent decorations of Jacques Parmentier at Leeds Grammar School, a moment that ignited a lifelong passion for the visual arts. This early spark eventually propelled him from the industrial heart of England to the bustling artistic circles of London, where he would transform from a diligent legal clerk into one of Britain’s most respected painters and philosophers.