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.

Library of Winchester College
William Bennett (English, 1811-1871) after Frederick MacKenzie (English, born Scotland, 1787-1854)

Valley with Cottages
Attributed to William Bennett English, 1811-1871

Solitude
William James Bennett American, born England, 1787-1844

Portrait of a Gentleman
William Mineard Bennett (English, 1778–1858)

Plaque
John Bennett (American, born England, 1840–1907)

Quiet Blue
Rainey Bennett American, 1907-1998

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

Century of Progress Exposition, Travel, and Transport Building, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective
Edward Herbert Bennett (American, born England, 1874-1954) Robert E. Spaulding, Jr. (American, 1903-1996)

Women Fighting
William Rothenstein English, 1872-1945

Imagery
Rainey Bennett American, 1907-1998

Venezuelan Fantasy
Rainey Bennett American, 1907-1998

United States Post Office, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation
Edward Herbert Bennett American, born England 1874–1954

James William Wallack
Charles Robert Leslie American, born England, 1794–1859

Alice
William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916)

The Circle of the Thieves; Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent. Inferno, canto XXV
William Blake English, 1757-1827

A City Park
William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916)

At Mouquin's
William Glackens (American, 1870–1938)

Chicago Tribune Tower Competition, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation Study
Edward Herbert Bennett American, born England 1874-1954

Colinet Mocked by Two Boys, from The Pastorals of Virgil
William Blake English, 1757-1827

"Mother-in-Law" Quilt
Designed and executed by Lulu Bennett (American, 1885–1979) St. Louis, Missouri, United States