Charles Williams

• Died 1830

He was chief caricaturist between 1799 and 1815 for the leading British publisher S. W. Fores. He worked in a style similar to James Gillray. In his earlier works, Williams used the pseudonyms Ansell or Argus; with George Cruikshank and others he illustrated The Every-Day Book by William Hone, edited 1825–26. Prolific etcher of satires of his own or others' designs (especially Woodward); never acted as publisher. Signs as Williams, CW, W-S, Argus or Will.