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William Etty

1787 - 1849

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William Etty (10 March 1787 – 13 November 1849) was an English artist best known for his historical paintings containing nude figures. He was the first significant British painter of nudes and still lifes. Born in York, he left school at the age of 12 to become an apprentice printer in Hull. He completed his apprenticeship seven years later and moved to London, where in 1807 he joined the Royal Academy Schools. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Etty is the 58th most popular artist (down from 50th in 2019), the 2,502nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,636th in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Artist.

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Among ARTISTS

Among artists, William Etty ranks 58 out of 125. Before him are Bruno Munari, Hasui Kawase, Vito Acconci, Gottfried Helnwein, Robert Indiana, and Ivan Fyodorov. After him are Yoshitomo Nara, Gilbert & George, Damien Hirst, Gunta Stölzl, Carlos Páez Vilaró, and Sennedjem.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1787, William Etty ranks 30. Before him are François Sudre, Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi, Eliza Poe, Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo, Mathieu Orfila, and Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen. After him are Josef Ludwig von Armansperg, Alexander Alyabyev, Ramón Freire, Pellegrino Rossi, John Richardson, and Ninomiya Sontoku. Among people deceased in 1849, William Etty ranks 42. Before him are Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este, Andrés Manuel del Río, Jacques-Laurent Agasse, Dolley Madison, Jan Svatopluk Presl, and Pierre François Verhulst. After him are Duchess Maria Elisabeth in Bavaria, Goffredo Mameli, Maria Edgeworth, Marc Isambard Brunel, François Marius Granet, and Carlo Rossi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Etty ranks 2,503 out of 8,785. Before him are Sadiq Khan (1970), Alfred Ewing (1855), Robert Brown (1921), Ernest William Brown (1866), Charlotte Smith (1749), and Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1892). After him are Josephine Butler (1828), Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873), Alfred Edwards (1850), Alec Jeffreys (1950), Walter Pater (1839), and Luke Howard (1772).

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Among ARTISTS In United Kingdom

Among artists born in United Kingdom, William Etty ranks 4. Before him are David Hockney (1937), Banksy (1970), and Edward Burne-Jones (1833). After him are Damien Hirst (1965), Mary Delany (1700), Eric Gill (1882), Cassandra Austen (1773), John Butler Yeats (1839), Rachel Whiteread (1963), and Grayson Perry (1960).

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