William Young Ottley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Young Ottley

British art collector

Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1771

Place of Birth: Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 26-May-1836

Profession: editor, art historian, art collector

Zodiac Sign: Leo

William Young Ottley (6 August 1771 – 26 May 1836) was an English collector of and writer on art, amateur artist, and Keeper of the Department of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum.
He was an early English enthusiast for 14th- and 15th-century Italian art, or the "Italian Primitives" as they were then often called.
He spent the 1790s based in Rome, where he bought much art; this was sold for a considerable profit in 1801 after his return to London.