page_title: William Young Ottley
hierarchical_section_title: William Young Ottley
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of William Young Ottley (1771–1836), British art writer and collector.
context_page_description: William Young Ottley was a British collector of and writer on art, amateur artist, and Keeper of the Department of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum. He was an early English enthusiast for 14th- and 15th-century Italian art, or the "Italian Primitives" as they were then often called. He spent the 1790s based in Rome, where he bought much art; this was sold for a considerable profit in 1801 after his return to London.
context_section_description: William Young Ottley (6 August 1771 – 26 May 1836) was a British collector of and writer on art, amateur artist, and Keeper of the Department of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum. He was an early English enthusiast for 14th- and 15th-century Italian art, or the "Italian Primitives" as they were then often called.  He spent the 1790s based in Rome, where he bought much art; this was sold for a considerable profit in 1801 after his return to London.
caption: Portrait of William Young Ottley by William Riviere.
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