William Collins

English landscape and genre painter (1788-1847)
Person human Q2623883
William Collins
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William Collins

Summary

William Collins is a human[1]. His place of birth was London[2]. He was born on September 8, 1788[3]. He died in London[4]. He died on February 17, 1847[5]. He worked as a painter[6], etcher[7], and artist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • William Collins was born in London[2].
  • William Collins died in London[4].
  • William Collins was born on September 8, 1788[3].
  • William Collins died on February 17, 1847[5].
  • William Collins was married to Harriet Geddes[10].
  • A child of William Collins was Charles Allston Collins[11].
  • A child of William Collins was Wilkie Collins[12].
  • William Collins held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13].
  • William Collins held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[14].
  • William Collins worked as a painter[6].
  • William Collins worked as an etcher[7].
  • William Collins's professions included artist[8].
  • William Collins's field of work was painting[15].
  • William Collins was a member of Royal Academy of Arts[16].
  • William Collins is recorded as male[17].
  • William Collins's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • William Collins's genre is genre painting[19].
  • William Collins's genre is landscape painting[20].
  • William Collins's Commons category is recorded as William Collins[21].
  • William Collins's family name is recorded as Collins[22].
  • William Collins's given name is recorded as William[23].
  • William Collins's work location is recorded as Netherlands[24].
  • William Collins's depicted by is recorded as William Collins, R.A.[25].
  • William Collins's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[26].
  • William Collins's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Collins's place of birth was London[2]. He was born on September 8, 1788[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[6], etcher[7], and artist[8]. William Collins's field of work was painting[15].

Personal Life

Among William Collins's spouses was Harriet Geddes[10]. Children include Charles Allston Collins[11], a painter[28], 1828–1873[29], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[30], specialised in painting[31] and Wilkie Collins[12], a writer[32], 1824–1889[33], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[34].

Death and Burial

William Collins died on February 17, 1847[5]. He died in London[4].

Why It Matters

William Collins ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was William Collins born?

William Collins's place of birth was London[2].

Where did William Collins die?

William Collins passed away in London[4].

Who was William Collins married to?

William Collins's spouses include Harriet Geddes[10].

What did William Collins do for work?

William Collins worked as painter[6], etcher[7], and artist[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation painter, etcher, artist
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32082|batch #32082]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (24)"
  2. 26d ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cantic id 981058617287906706
    Depicted by William Collins, R.A.
    Occupation
    Has works in the collection Museo del Prado, Tate, National Gallery of Art +32
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9984]]: 981058617287906706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257405|batch #257405]]"
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