William Gilpin was an English artist, Church of England cleric, schoolmaster and author. He is most notable as a travel writer and as one of those who originated the idea of the picturesque.
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![Gilpin, William (1786), ''Observations relative chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made in the year 1772 ..... Cumberland & Westmoreland'': London: R. Blamire, facing p. 85."}},"i":0}}]}" id="mwVA">Penrith Castle in 1772 from Gilpin's book on Cumberland and Westmoreland.[9]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Penrith_castle_18th-century.jpg/1280px-Penrith_castle_18th-century.jpg)
Gilpin, William (1786), ''Observations relative chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made in the year 1772 ..... Cumberland & Westmoreland'': London: R. Blamire, facing p. 85."}},"i":0}}]}" id="mwVA">Penrith Castle in 1772 from Gilpin's book on Cumberland and Westmoreland.[9]
John Constable's paintings embody the picturesque ideals.![William Gilpin by Henry Walton[11]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/William_Gilpin_by_Henry_Walton.jpg/1280px-William_Gilpin_by_Henry_Walton.jpg)
William Gilpin by Henry Walton[11]In their orbit 1
Artists born in the 1720s 6
About this person
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1724 to 1804 · aged 79
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