William Finden, an English engraver, born in London in 1787, died there, Sept. 20, 1852. He became noted at an early age as an engraver of book plates. Being remarkable for a certain neatness of line and smoothness of finish, his works were very popular, and he was selected to engrave Lawrence's celebrated portrait of George IV., for which he received 2,000 guineas. He also engraved the "Village Festival" and the "Highlander's Return," both from well known pictures by Wilkie. He published some very extensive series of engravings, the best of them the Gallery of British Art" by which he lost heavily.