William Bell Scott

William Bell Scott (1811–1890) was a Scottish painter, poet and art teacher born in Edinburgh. The son of the engraver Robert Scott (1777–1841) and brother of the painter David Scott (1806-1849), he moved to London in 1837, where he became friends with the Rossetti family. He was also associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and was especially close friends with Dante Gabriel Rossetti. From 1843-1863 he was first master of the School of Design in Newcastle, England. He died at Penkill, Scotland in 1890.