Charles Wild

Born in London, England, he was articled young to Thomas Malton, and concentrated on architectural subjects from the outset of his career.

[1] Wild's earliest exhibited works from 1803 were two views of Christ Church, Oxford, followed in 1805 by drawings of Westminster Abbey, and in 1808 of York Cathedral.

He published six series of works on English cathedrals:[1] Canterbury (1807); York (1809); Chester (1813); Lichfield (1813); Lincoln (1819) and Worcester (1823).

[1] The illustrations that Wild supplied for William Henry Pyne's Royal Residences (published 1819) were reproduced, after the style of Rudolph Ackermann's Microcosm of London,[1] as hand-coloured aquatints.

Architectural Grandeur appeared in 1837, consisting of continental sketches that were etched by John Le Keux and others.