Printed: 2026-08-24
Newton, William (Sir)
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Person (Male)
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Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Status
- Amateur
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Life dates
London [GB], 1785 - London [GB], 1869
Activity
1855 ca Bruges (view of)
William John, + 22.1.1869. Miniature painter and calotypist. Appointed Painter in Ordinary to Queen Victoria and knighted in 1837. Member of the Calotype Club in 1847 and Vice-President of the Photographic Society of London. Half-plate salt paper print from a paper negative, titled and signed in pencil on verso "Porte de Gand, Bruges / Calotype Sr W. Newton"; another similar print of Damme. Although an enthusiastic exhibitor, Sir William appears never to have shown in public any of his views from Continental trips. Since an identical print of Bruges exists, in two copies, one signed by Egbert Moxham, the other by Newton, it is entirely possible they toured and photographed together.
William John, + 22.1.1869. Miniature painter and calotypist. Appointed Painter in Ordinary to Queen Victoria and knighted in 1837. Member of the Calotype Club in 1847 and Vice-President of the Photographic Society of London. Half-plate salt paper print from a paper negative, titled and signed in pencil on verso "Porte de Gand, Bruges / Calotype Sr W. Newton"; another similar print of Damme. Although an enthusiastic exhibitor, Sir William appears never to have shown in public any of his views from Continental trips. Since an identical print of Bruges exists, in two copies, one signed by Egbert Moxham, the other by Newton, it is entirely possible they toured and photographed together.
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1855 ca Bruges (view of)
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Record source
DIRECTORY_2017#1468
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Dates of creation/revision
SFJ new 24.3.2020 based on information supplied by Pool Andries; SFJ revised 11.8.2026 based on information supplied by Herman Van Goethem