William Bell Scott, painter, etcher, illustrator, poet and critic was the son of the engraver Robert Scott and brother of the artist and illustrator David Scott. He studied art under first his father and later at the Trustees Academy in Edinburgh in 1831. Moved to London in 1837 initially to work as an illustrator but turned to painting for a living. He became a minor Pre-Raphaelite under the influence of Ford Madox Brown and Rossetti although the symbolism in his work mainly derived from the works of Durer and Blake. Exhibited: BI; RA; RBA; RSA. Ref: Houfe. Bibl: Autobiographical Notes on the Life of WBS. 1892.