Engravings by Edward Williams

Little is known about Edward Williams (d. 1797?) the engraver. He married Mary Ward, the sister of fellow engravers James and William Ward, and he was close friends with George Morland and Thomas Rowlandson, both of whom spent a good part of their adult lives carousing through the pubs of London, often in the company of Williams. Edward Williams, as with his bothers-in-law James and Williams Ward, worked often in the late 1780s with the master mezzotint engraver John Raphael Smith, and he is considered, as noted by Reynolds (1975), to have been "an engraver of fair note". Some well-known examples of Edward Williams engravings are shown below. Wikipedia Article

Far Left: Coke and Perkin, Center Left: A College Scene, Center Right: The Lovely Brunette, and Far Right: Polygamy

The Country Vicar, with the engraving by Edward Wiliams on the left, and Wigstead's original painting on the right.

Coke and Perkin (after John Hamilton Mortimer), engraved by Edward Williams, and published in 1787 by John Raphael Smith
A College Scene (after Thomas Rowlandson), engraved by Edward Williams, and published on Aug. 1, 1787 by John Raphael Smith
The Lovely Brunette (after William Ward), engraved by Edward Williams, and published in 1786 by Thomas Prattent
(probably based on a portrait of Mary Ward, the wife of Williams and sister of Ward)
Polygamy (after Thomas Rowlandson), engraved by Edward Williams, and published on Aug. 1, 1787 by John Raphael Smith
The Country Vicar's Fire Side (after Henry Wigstead), engraved in 1785 by Edward Williams, and published on July 2, 1788 by John Raphael Smith (Williams' version)

Brothers-in-Law of Edward Williams
who were also well-known painters

Henry Bernard Chalon (1770-1849)

He married Sarah Ward, the sister of Edward William's wife Mary Ward.

Left: The Earl of Darlington's Kennel, Center: Nettie, and Right: Three Terriers with Two Dead Rats.

Left: The Earl of Shrewsbury's Groom Holding a Hunter, Center: Emu, Cape Barren Goose and Magpie Goose, 1813,
and Right: A Representation of the Persians in the Costume of their Country, Attending at Carlton Palace, 1819.

George Morland (1763-1804)

He married Ann Ward, the sister of Edward William's wife Mary Ward.

Examples of George Morland (1763-1804) landscapes

Morland also did animal paintings and seascapes

James Ward (1769-1859)

He was the brother of Edward William's wife Mary Ward.

Left: Cattle by River, 1798, Center: Gordale Scar, 1811-1813, and Right: Elephant.

Left: The Deer Stealer, 1823, Center: Self Portrait, 1862, and Right: The Day's Sport, 1823.

Engravings by William Ward (1762-1826)

He was the brother of Edward William's wife Mary Ward. William Ward was primarily a mezzotint engraver, and not a painter.

Far Left: The Angler's Repast, 1780, Left: The Farmers Stable, 1791, Right: The First of September Morning, 1799, and Far Right: The First of September Evening, 1799.

Painted and Engraved by W Ward	Painted and Engraved by W Ward	Painted and Engraved by W Ward	Painted by G Morland and Engraved by W Ward
Far Left: Louisa [Mrs. George Morland, neé Anne Ward], Left: The Choice, Right: The Musing Charmer and Far Right: Portrait of George Morland

The four mezzotint engravings by William Ward in the top row are made after paintings by his brother-in-law George Morland, whereas The three circular, engraved portraits of women in the bottom row are both drawn and engraved by Ward himself. The Choice, and The Musing Charmer are probably portraits of William's sister Mary, who married the engraver Edward Williams.