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Sir William Russell Flint 4 April — 30 December was a Scottish artist and illustrator who was known especially for his watercolours of women. He also worked in oils , tempera , and printmaking. Flint was one of the leading illustrators selected by Percy Bradshaw for inclusion in his The Art of the Illustrator which presented a separate portfolio for each of twenty illustrators which was accompanied by a plate showing an illustration typical of Flint's work and five other plates showing the work at five earlier stages of its production.

Sir William Russell Flint (4 April – 30 December ) was a Scottish artist and illustrator who was known especially for his watercolours of women.

Flint was elected president of Britain's Royal Society of Painters in Watercolours now the Royal Watercolour Society in to , and knighted in During visits to Spain, Flint was impressed by Spanish dancers, and he depicted them frequently throughout his career. Flint was also a published author of short stories. Savoy Operas is a collection of four opera librettos by W.

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All about More than Shadows: a Biography of W. Russell Flint by Arnold Palmer.

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