 william armstrong (1822â1914) was a canadian artist and one of the early professional artists of toronto. ==life and work== william armstrong was born in dublin, ireland on 28 july 28, 1822. he studied art in ireland, then completed an apprenticeship in england with the midland railway to become a railway engineer. he immigrated to canada in 1851, settling in toronto and began work with the railway. he found a market for his artwork with the illustrated news who covered the events in the colonies. his watercolours of local events and scenes were reproduced as monochrome wood engravings so they could be included in these weekly periodicals. thumb|right|alt=a black and white image of a wooden steamboat lying low in the water near a shore with buildings. the smokestack of the steam engine lies flat in a mass of broken planks in the center of the boat while men clamber about the wreckage. three men in a rowboat observe the scene.|explosion of the steamboat inkermann at browne's wharf on the toronto waterfront, on 29 may 1857 in toronto, canada; engraving of a william armstrong image, published in frank leslie's illustrated newspaper of new york armstrong added photography to his skills and in 1855 he started armstrong and beere with his nephew daniel manders beere (1833-1909). humphrey lloyd hime (1833-1903) joined them two years later to form armstrong, beere and hime. the company was responsible for completing a 360 degree panorama sequence of the city of toronto in 1856-1857 to support the city's bid to become the capital of canada. the company ceased operation in 1861. armstrong marketed h
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