William Angus (engraver)

William Angus (c. 1752–12 October 1821) was an English engraver of copper plates for prints and book illustrations.

Life and work

William Angus was born in 1752. He became a master engraver. Among his pupils was the engraver William Bernard Cooke (1778–1855).

He died in Islington, Middlesex on 12 October 1821; probate was granted on his will on 15 March 1822.

Works

Engraving of Thomas Paine, 1791.
  • Brough Hall, seat of Sir John Lawson
  • Castle Howard
  • Cusworth, seat of William Wrightson
  • Sand Beck, seat of the Earl of Scarborough
  • Thomas Paine, 1791
  • Newnham Court in Oxfordshire, the Seat of Earl Harecourt, 1795