William McAllister-Johnson
William McAllister-Johnson was a Canadian scholar and Professor who was a specialist of the history of prints and printmaking, especially in 18th-century France.
Biography
McAllister-Johnson was a professor at the University of Toronto's Department of Art. He authored books and catalogues on art history and many other books, versified prints in 18th-century France, and 19th-century salon-era prints.McAllister-Johnson was a student of Erwin Panofsky at Princeton University, and co-authored a catalogue on Numismatic Propaganda in Renaissance France for the Detroit Institute of Art in 1968. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1978.
He was a member of the scientific committee of the French journal Nouvelles de l'estampe.
Works
BooksEstienne Jodelle. Le Recueil des Inscriptions, 1558. A Literary and Iconographical Exegesis, co-authored with Victor E. GrahamLa Galerie François Ier au château de Fontainebleau, co-authoredThe Paris Entries of Charles IX and Elisabeth of Austria, 1571. With an Analysis of Simon Bouquet's Bref et sommaire recueil, co-authored with Victor E. GrahamThe Royal Tour of France by Charles IX and Catherine de' Medici: Festivals and Entries 1564-6, co-authored with Victor E. GrahamArt History: Its Use and Abuse Hugues-Adrien Joly Garde du Cabinet des Estampes du Roy. Lettres à K.-H. von Heinecken, 1772-1789 Versified Prints: A Literary and Cultural Phenomenon in 18th-century France The Rise and Fall of the Fine Art Print in Eighteenth-Century FranceExhibition cataloguesL'École de Fontainebleau ; revised as Fontainebleau 1528-1610, co-authoredFrench Lithography: The Restoration Salons, 1817-1824 French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. Engraved Reception Pieces, 1672-1789 L'Estampe en France du XVI au XIXe siècle, co-authored with Blandine Bouret and Madeleine Barbin Les Peintres du roi. Morceaux de réception à l'Académie royale de peinture, 1648-1793, commissaire, co-authored