William Henry Margetson

William Henry Margetson RI (December 1861 – 2 January 1940) was a British painter and illustrator, mainly known for his aesthetic portraits of women.

In late 1885 he won the Armitage Medal for his studies at the RA, which is now in the British Museum.

He made his name with portraits of beautiful women, often with modern hairstyles and hats.

His most successful work was the classically decorative The Sea Hath its Pearls which he exhibited in 1897 at the Royal Academy, now in the possession of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, in Australia.

He was married to the artist Helen Hatton, who he met when they worked on an illustration project together.