William Wiehe Collins Biography
William Wiehe Collins (1862-1951) was an English architectural and landscape genre painter.
Between 1884 and 1885, Collins studied at the Lambeth School of Art, following which he attended the Académie Julian in Paris between 1886 and 1887. From 1886 he exhibited at many of the London galleries including the Royal Academy, Royal Society of British Artists (elected 1906) and the Royal Institution (elected 1898).
He served in the Dardanelles and Egypt in the Navy during World War I. He travelled widely, producing paintings in England, Spain and Italy.
He died in Cossington, Somerset on 16 February 1951 leaving his wife, Jane.
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Cathedral Cities of Spain 1909 - William W. Collins (1862-1951) - 60 images
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Cathedral Cities of Italy 1911 - William W. Collins (1862-1951) - 56 images
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Cathedral Cities of England 1908 - William W. Collins (1862-1951) - 60 images
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Tales of English Minsters, Hereford 1911 - William W. Collins et al - 3 images
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