William Tempest (Benjamin Wilson)
Benjamin Wilson (1721–1788) made William Tempest.
William Tempest, in brief
- Title
- William Tempest
- Artist
- Benjamin Wilson (1721–1788)
- Artist born in
- Leeds, United Kingdom
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Is "William Tempest" by Benjamin Wilson in the public domain?
Regarding copyright, "William Tempest" is in the public domain - its copyright has expired.
Which artist is "William Tempest" attributed to?
The artist behind "William Tempest" is Benjamin Wilson. The work is catalogued under Benjamin Wilson's name.
What explains the copyright situation of "William Tempest" by Benjamin Wilson?
The copyright status of "William Tempest" - 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.