Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

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Wallace L. Crowdy

Alias: W.C.
Nationality: British
Date of death: 1911
Category: collector

Identity:

Wallace Lowe Crowdy was a collector and writer on art.

Life:

Crowdy's publications include Some practical hints for Pastel Painting for the Use of Amateurs, London, ?1885; Dorothy Sketches, illustrated by Maurice Greiffenhagen, [London] 1887 (a synopsis of the libretto by B. C. Stephenson of the comic opera Dorothy); The Gallery of Old Masters, London, 1887; My Pleasure Book: containing original tales with numerous illustrations, 1889; introduction to Famous Dickens Pictures, 1911 (a prospectus for the reproduction of twelve water colour drawings by Charles Green in stipple and mezzotint with descriptive extracts from Dickens's works).

Bibliography:

British Library Catalogue.