Francis Eginton (engraver)
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Francis Eginton was an English engraver.
Eginton was the son of John Eginton, celebrated as an engraver of stipple, and nephew of Francis Eginton
. He was born in Birmingham in 1775, and died in 1823 at Meertown House, near Newport, Shropshire
, aged 48. Eginton's work as an engraver was distinguished by accuracy and taste. He illustrated Stebbing Shaw's History of Staffordshire, John Price's histories of Leominster
(1795) and Hereford
(1796), Robert Bell Wheler's History and Antiquities of Stratford-on-Avon, James Bisset
's Picturesque Birmingham Guide, Pratt's Leamington Guide, Thomas Howell's Stranger in Shrewsbury, and most of the topographical and historical works published in the midlands during his time. A large plate of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
was one of his most notable works. Personally Eginton is described as a 'cheerful and gentlemanly companion, and much respected.'
Eginton was the son of John Eginton, celebrated as an engraver of stipple, and nephew of Francis Eginton
Francis Eginton
Francis Eginton , was an English glass painter. He painted windows for cathedrals, churches, chapels and stately homes etc. around the country, leaving 50 large works altogether; his work was also exported abroad. His masterpiece is "The conversion of St. Paul", for the east window of St Paul's...
. He was born in Birmingham in 1775, and died in 1823 at Meertown House, near Newport, Shropshire
Newport, Shropshire
Newport is a market town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It lies some north of Telford and some west of Stafford sitting on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border...
, aged 48. Eginton's work as an engraver was distinguished by accuracy and taste. He illustrated Stebbing Shaw's History of Staffordshire, John Price's histories of Leominster
Leominster
Leominster is a market town in Herefordshire, England, located approximately north of the city of Hereford and south of Ludlow, at...
(1795) and Hereford
Hereford
Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester...
(1796), Robert Bell Wheler's History and Antiquities of Stratford-on-Avon, James Bisset
James Bisset
James Bisset was a Scottish-born artist, manufacturer, writer, collector, art dealer and poet, who spent most of his life in and around Birmingham, England....
's Picturesque Birmingham Guide, Pratt's Leamington Guide, Thomas Howell's Stranger in Shrewsbury, and most of the topographical and historical works published in the midlands during his time. A large plate of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal over the valley of the River Dee in Wrexham in north east Wales....
was one of his most notable works. Personally Eginton is described as a 'cheerful and gentlemanly companion, and much respected.'