English line, stipple and mezzotint engraver in London

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John Caius. Engraving by W. H. Egleton.

Thomas Wakley. Stipple engraving by W. H. Egleton after J.K. Meadows.

Two sisters in Georgia lament as their mother sells them to a bearded man wearing a turban, who is counting out money. Stipple engraving by H. Egleton, 1843, after T. Uwins.

The decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Stipple engraving by W.H. Egleton, 1844, after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.

Noah and his family make a sacrifice to God after the flood. Etching by W.H. Egleton, 18--, after N. Poussin.

A young woman as Ophelia. Engraving by W.H. Egleton, 1857, after J. Bostock.

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William Henry Egleton

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Images by William Henry Egleton

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Noah and his family make a sacrifice to God after the flood. Etching by W.H. Egleton, 18--, after N. Poussin.

A young woman as Ophelia. Engraving by W.H. Egleton, 1857, after J. Bostock.

John Caius. Engraving by W. H. Egleton.

The decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Stipple engraving by W.H. Egleton, 1844, after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.

Thomas Wakley. Stipple engraving by W. H. Egleton after J.K. Meadows.