William’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

The Light of the World
William Henry Simmons (English, 1811-1882) after William Holman Hunt (English, 1827-1910)

The Proscribed Royalist
William Henry Simmons (English, 1811-1882) after Sir John Everett Millais (English, 1829-1896)

Walking Hourglass (Color), from the series "Walking and Lying Objects" (1987–91)
Laurie Simmons American, born 1949

Two Plant Specimens
William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800–1877

"A Scene in York" - York Minster from Lop Lane
William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800–1877

Some Account of the Art of Photogenic Drawing, or the Process by which Natural Objects May Be Made to Delineate Themselves without the Aid of the Artist's Pencil
William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800–1877

Mouth of Patterson's Creek, Main Line, B & O Railroad
William Henry Jackson American, 1843–1942

Bust of Patroclus
William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800–1877

Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler
Pablo Picasso Spanish, active France, 1881–1973

A Barn Interior
William Henry Hunt English, 1790-1864

Nelson's Column under Construction, Trafalgar Square, London
William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800–1877

Portrait of Talbot's Wife (Constance) or Half-Sister (Caroline or Horatia)
William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800–1877

The Chess Players
William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800–1877

Saint William of Maleval
After Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673 Carlo Antonini ? c.1740 - c.1784

Bathers by a River
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954

Articles of China
William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800-1877

Lace
William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800–1877

The Soliloquy of the Broom
William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800–1877

Women Fighting
William Rothenstein English, 1872-1945

Woman before an Aquarium
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954