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WILLIAM, an English painter; born in 1787. He studied at the Royal Academy. He worked long with out much recognition, but at length in 1820 he won public public notice by his "Coral Finders." In 1828 he was elected an academician. Among his works are a series of three pictures (1827-1831) illustrating the "Deliverance of Bethulia by Judith," "Benaiah one of David's Mighty Men," "Women Interceding for the Vanquished." All are now in the National Gallery of Scotland. Others of note are "The Judgment of Paris," "The Rape of Proserpine," "Youth at the Prow," and "Pleasure at the Helm." He died in 1849.