William Elder (engraver)

William Elder (fl.

1680-1700), was a Scottish engraver who worked in London, where he was employed mainly by booksellers.

Among these were those of: He also engraved the plates in John Savage's edition of Richard Knolles and Paul Rycaut's History of the Turks (2 vols.

He engraved his own portrait twice, once in a fur cap from a crayon drawing, and again in a wig.

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