William Shipley

William Shipley by Richard Cosway.
Engraved portrait of William Shipley (William Hincks, late 18c.).

William Shipley FRSA (baptised: 2 June 1715 – 28 December 1803) was an English drawing master, social reformer and inventor who, in 1754, founded an arts society in London that became The Royal Society of Arts, or Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce (RSA).


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