William Shipley

William Shipley

1714 — 1803

drawing master, social reformer, and inventor (1714-1803)

William Shipley was an English drawing master, social reformer and inventor who, in 1754, founded an arts society in London that became The Royal Society of Arts, or Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce (RSA).

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Works

Boy Blowing on a Firebrand (after Godfried Schalcken)

William Shipley Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery
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