Collins, William, R.A., a distinguished English painter, born in London; he made his reputation by his treatment of coast and cottage scenes, and though he tried his skill in other subjects, it was in the subjects he started with that he achieved his greatest triumphs; among his best-known works are “The Blackberry Gatherers,” “As Happy as a King,” “The Fisherman's Daughter,” and “The Bird-Catchers” (1788‒1847).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Collins, William * Collinson, Peter