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William Marlow

English, 1740–1813
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William Marlow was an English landscape and marine painter and etcher.

Marlow was born in Southwark, London. He spent five years as a pupil of the marine painter Samuel Scott, and also studied at the St. Martin's Lane Academy.

He became a member of the Incorporated Society of Artists, and from 1762 to 1764 contributed to their exhibitions in Spring Gardens. He was employed in painting views of country houses. From 1765 to 1768, on the advice of the Duchess of Northumberland, he travelled in France and Italy. On his return to London he took up residence in Leicester Square, and renewed his contributions to the Society of Artists, of which was made a Fellow in 1771. In 1788 he moved to Twickenham, and began to exhibit at the Royal Academy, where he showed regularly until 1796, and then again, for the last time, in 1807, when he exhibited Twickenham Ferry by Moonlight.

He died in Twickenham on 14 January 1813.

Marlow painted in both oils and watercolours, and drew marine and landscape scenes. He was influenced by Richard Wilson and Canaletto. According to one critic, "his drawings are graceful but of no great power, and his method in water-colour did not advance beyond tinting", and "he realised a moderate competence". Another writer commented, "his watercolours are rather feeble in the stained manner, but his views of the Thames are truthful and delicate in colour".

His subjects were generally British country scenes, but he painted some pictures from his Italian sketches, and etched some of the latter, as well as some views on the Thames. His views of the bridges at Westminster and Blackfriars in London were engraved.

Marlow contributed to an album of watercolours illustrating William Chambers's designs for buildings and improvements at Kew Gardens. In 1763 the pictures were engraved and published in a volume entitled Plans, Elevations, Sections and Perspective Views of the Gardens and Buildings of Kew in Surrey, the Seat of Her Royal Highness, the Princess Dowager of Wales. In 1795 his former pupil, John Curtis, published a set of six Italian views by Marlow.

In an oil painting entitled Capriccio: St Paul's and a Venetian Canal (c.1795), now in the collection of the Tate Gallery, Marlow created an architectural fantasy in which Wren's cathedral was transferred to the Italian city.

Marlow exhibited a total of 152 works – 125 at the Society of Artists, two at the Free Society of Artists, and 25 at the Royal Academy.

Much of Marlow's work is to be found in the Government Art Collection and Tate Gallery in London, and some in regional galleries in Britain including Derby Art Gallery.

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Oxcart in the Grotto at Posillipo

Oxcart in the Grotto at Posillipo (ca. 1770)

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
Landscape
View near Westminster Bridge

View near Westminster Bridge (1777)

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
Landscape
View near Black Friars Bridge

View near Black Friars Bridge (1777)

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
Landscape
Bank of England Royal Exchange

Bank of England Royal Exchange (1800)

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
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The City and St. Paul’s from the South Bank

The City and St. Paul’s from the South Bank

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
Landscape
The Amphitheater at Nimes

The Amphitheater at Nimes

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
Landscape
Rock Bridge at the Scuola di Virgilio

Rock Bridge at the Scuola di Virgilio

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
Landscape
Rochester

Rochester (1780)

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
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St. Paul’s and Blackfriars Bridge

St. Paul’s and Blackfriars Bridge

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
Landscape
Nîmes from the Tour Magne

Nîmes from the Tour Magne (ca. 1765)

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
Landscape
Castle Overlooking a River

Castle Overlooking a River

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
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A Street in Florence with the Duomo and Campanile in the Background

A Street in Florence with the Duomo and Campanile in the Background (ca. 1765)

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
Landscape
The Arno towards the Ponte alle Grigio

The Arno towards the Ponte alle Grigio

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
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View on the River Thames at Richmond

View on the River Thames at Richmond

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
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Whitehall

Whitehall

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
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Castle on the Rhône River, France

Castle on the Rhône River, France (c. 1765–80)

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
Landscape
View of the Saône and the Château Pierre-Scize (Lyon, France)

View of the Saône and the Château Pierre-Scize (Lyon, France) (late 18th century)

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
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View Of Saint Peter’s, Rome

View Of Saint Peter’s, Rome

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
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The Thames At Richmond

The Thames At Richmond (1770-1780)

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
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View of the Lake and the Island from the Lawn at Kew

View of the Lake and the Island from the Lawn at Kew (1763)

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
Landscape
View of the Wilderness at Kew

View of the Wilderness at Kew (1763)

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
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The Bay of Naples with Santa Maria degli Angeli

The Bay of Naples with Santa Maria degli Angeli

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
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The Door of a Grotto

The Door of a Grotto (ca. 1765–66)

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
Landscape
A Chaisse passing Through the Alps

A Chaisse passing Through the Alps

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
Landscape
Full Length Man with Tricorn Hat under Left Arm

Full Length Man with Tricorn Hat under Left Arm

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
Drawings
Houses by the Riverside

Houses by the Riverside

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
Landscape
Man Carrying Bundle on his Back

Man Carrying Bundle on his Back

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
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Man Seated on a Parapet Waving his Left Arm

Man Seated on a Parapet Waving his Left Arm

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
Drawings
The Coast Near Naples

The Coast Near Naples

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
Landscape
The Turkish Porter

The Turkish Porter

William Marlow (English, 1740–1813)
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