Willian Linnell (1826 – 1906) was a British painter and draftsmen. London born, he was the son of the painter John Linnell (1792-1882).[1]
Linnell is particularly noted for his 1840 drawing of Smugglerius, which is an écorché sculpture of a man posed in imitation of the ancient Roman sculpture known as the Dying Gaul.[2]
His work is held in the permanent collection of the Fitzwilliam MuseumatCambridge University, the Tate Museum in London, and the National Gallery of ArtinWashington, D.C..[3][4]
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