Architectural etcher William Monk was the foremost practitioner of this genre in Britain during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Born in Chester, he began his art studies at Albion House in his home town followed by advanced training at the Royal Academy, Antwerp. He is best known for his annual Calendarium Londinense, a 12” x 16” broadside containing a twelve-month calendar topped by one of his popular engravings of London landmarks, which he published from his studio at 118 New Bond Street, and which continued to be issued annually until 2004. A full member of the Royal Engravers from 1899, his work is held by numerous institutions including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum, and the Imperial War Museum. He died at London.