HILTON, WILLIAM (1786-1839), English painter, born at Lincoln on June 3, 1786, son of a portrait-painter, studied at the Royal Academy schools. He became A.R.A. in 1813, and R.A. in 182o, his diploma picture being "Ganymede." Hilton's most famous work is "Christ Crowned with Thorns" (1823) which was purchased later by the Chantrey Bequest. His portrait of John Keats is in the National Portrait Gallery. Hilton died in London on Dec. 3o, 1839.