William John Huggins

William John Huggins (1781 – 19 May 1845) was a British marine painter who won royal patronage for his work.

During this voyage he made many drawings of ships and landscapes in China and elsewhere.

He eventually settled in Leadenhall Street, near East India House in London, England, and practised his art as a profession, being specially employed to make drawings of ships in the company's service.

His work, both original and as prints, found a ready market amongst merchants and seamen.

Huggins' nautical knowledge ensured his pictures had some repute as portraits of ships, and, although "weak in colouring and general composition" (according to art historian Lionel Cust), they are regarded as a valuable record of the shipping of the period.