# Sir William Hamilton artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/sir-william-hamilton/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T16:11:38.998Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: English
- Common media: Painting, Illustration

## Portrait

![Sir William Hamilton](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/William_Hamilton_%281751-1801%29%2C_by_Thomas_Lawrence.jpg)
Thomas Lawrence · Public domain
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Hamilton_(1751-1801),_by_Thomas_Lawrence.jpg

## About Sir William Hamilton

Sir William Hamilton is the public name used for this page, but the strongest fetched authority record identifies the subject as William Hamilton (1751–1801), an English painter and illustrator. The collected evidence is clearer about his professional identity than about membership in a specific artistic movement. A French-language corroborating record describes him as a history painter, placing historical subject matter among the contexts associated with his work. Getty ULAN, VIAF, Tate, the National Gallery of Art, and Art UK provide additional institutional identity links, although several pages could not be fully retrieved during source collection. Collectors may encounter works catalogued as paintings or illustrations. Because the name William Hamilton can be ambiguous and the honorific is not consistently confirmed, works should be matched carefully to the 1751–1801 painter before being associated with his record. This profile consequently avoids unsupported stylistic labels, named series, and detailed career claims.

## Common works and media

The best-supported work types are paintings and illustrations. A French corroborating source also associates Hamilton with history painting, so historical subjects may appear in cataloguing. The collected evidence does not establish a reliable list of named series, print editions, sculptures, ceramics, or other recurring formats. Items offered under the name should be matched to the 1751–1801 English artist before being grouped with his auction record.

## Market and appraisal context

Market interpretation should begin with identity control. The collected authorities point to an English painter and illustrator born in 1751 and deceased in 1801, while the page's use of “Sir” is not confirmed by the strongest fetched record. Auction comparisons should therefore be limited to lots clearly associated with this artist rather than another William Hamilton. Relevant comparisons may distinguish paintings from illustrative works and should consider documented sale dates, realized prices, and lot descriptions when Appraisily records are available. This source pack provides no lot-level evidence, condition reports, provenance histories, or defensible price trend, so it does not support a price forecast or claim of market momentum.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine public artist-identity research with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. This profile separates verified identity evidence from market details that were not present in the collected source pack.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15472
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500006289
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/76584948/
- Tate: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/william-hamilton-2580
- National Gallery of Art: https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.18855.html
- Art UK: https://artuk.org/discover/artists/hamilton-william-17511801
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hamilton_(painter)
- Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hamilton_(peintre)
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/sir-william-hamilton/
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Hamilton_(1751-1801),_by_Thomas_Lawrence.jpg