Frederick Christian Lewis
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Frederick Christian Lewis (1779 – 1856) was an English etcher, aquatint and stipple engraver, landscape and portrait painter and the brother of Charles Lewis
(1786-1836). He studied under J. O. Stadler and in the schools of the Royal Academy
and aquatinted most of Thomas Girtin
's etchings of Paris, 1803. He made transcripts of drawings by the Old master
s for William Young Ottley
's Italian School of Design 1808-12 and executed plates for the publisher John Chamberlaine's Original Designs of the most celebrated Masters in the Royal Collection, 1812. He engraved Sir Thomas Lawrence's crayon portraits and was engraver of drawings to Princess Charlotte
, Prince Leopold
, George IV
, William IV
, and Queen Victoria. He also painted landscapes, mainly of Devon
shire scenery and published several volumes of plates depicting the Devonshire rivers between 1821 and 1843, as well as etchings of the Scenery of the Rivers of England and Wales 1845-7.
Lewis transformed numerous natural history paintings by Philip Reinagle
into aquatint
s. His superlative skills as engraver led to frequent commissions from Royalty, and to his contribution to J. M. W. Turner
's Liber Studiorum, a collection of seventy-one etchings with mezzotint, greatly influencing landscape painting.
His son, John Frederick Lewis
(1805-1876), was a painter of Italian, Spanish, and Oriental themes.
Another son, also named Frederick Christian Lewis (1813-1875), studied under Sir Thomas Lawrence, went to India, 1834, and painted pictures of durbars for native princes, engraved by his father, and published in England. He died at Genoa
.
Charles Lewis
Charles Lewis may refer to:* Charles Lewis , former Western Australian politician for the electoral district of Canning* Charles Lewis , English football player...
(1786-1836). He studied under J. O. Stadler and in the schools of the Royal Academy
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
and aquatinted most of Thomas Girtin
Thomas Girtin
Thomas Girtin was an English painter and etcher. A friend and rival of J. M. W. Turner, Girtin played a key role in establishing watercolour as a reputable art form.-Biography:...
's etchings of Paris, 1803. He made transcripts of drawings by the Old master
Old Master
"Old Master" is a term for a European painter of skill who worked before about 1800, or a painting by such an artist. An "old master print" is an original print made by an artist in the same period...
s for William Young Ottley
William Young Ottley
William Young Ottley was an English collector of and writer on art, amateur artist, and keeper of prints at the British Museum. He was an early English enthusiast for 14th- and 15th-century Italian art, or the "Italian Primitives" as they were then often called.-Life:He was born near Thatcham,...
's Italian School of Design 1808-12 and executed plates for the publisher John Chamberlaine's Original Designs of the most celebrated Masters in the Royal Collection, 1812. He engraved Sir Thomas Lawrence's crayon portraits and was engraver of drawings to Princess Charlotte
Princess Charlotte
Princess Charlotte may refer to:*Princess Charlotte of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel , wife of Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich of Russia and mother of Tsar Peter II, Emperor of Russia...
, Prince Leopold
Prince Leopold
Prince Leopold may refer to:* Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau * Leopold I, Prince of Lippe * Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau * Leopold II, Prince of Lippe...
, George IV
George IV of the United Kingdom
George IV was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and also of Hanover from the death of his father, George III, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later...
, William IV
William IV of the United Kingdom
William IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death...
, and Queen Victoria. He also painted landscapes, mainly of Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
shire scenery and published several volumes of plates depicting the Devonshire rivers between 1821 and 1843, as well as etchings of the Scenery of the Rivers of England and Wales 1845-7.
Lewis transformed numerous natural history paintings by Philip Reinagle
Philip Reinagle
Philip Reinagle was an English animal, landscape and botanical painter.- Biography :Philip Reinagle entered the schools of the Royal Academy in 1769, and afterwards became a pupil of Allan Ramsay , whom he assisted in the numerous portraits of George III and Queen Charlotte...
into aquatint
Aquatint
Aquatint is an intaglio printmaking technique, a variant of etching.Intaglio printmaking makes marks on the matrix that are capable of holding ink. The inked plate is passed through a printing press together with a sheet of paper, resulting in a transfer of the ink to the paper...
s. His superlative skills as engraver led to frequent commissions from Royalty, and to his contribution to J. M. W. Turner
J. M. W. Turner
Joseph Mallord William Turner RA was an English Romantic landscape painter, watercolourist and printmaker. Turner was considered a controversial figure in his day, but is now regarded as the artist who elevated landscape painting to an eminence rivalling history painting...
's Liber Studiorum, a collection of seventy-one etchings with mezzotint, greatly influencing landscape painting.
His son, John Frederick Lewis
John Frederick Lewis
John Frederick Lewis was an Orientalist English painter. He specialized in Oriental and Mediterranean scenes and often worked in exquisitely detailed watercolour. He was the son of Frederick Christian Lewis , engraver and landscape-painter.Lewis lived in Spain between 1832 and 1834...
(1805-1876), was a painter of Italian, Spanish, and Oriental themes.
Another son, also named Frederick Christian Lewis (1813-1875), studied under Sir Thomas Lawrence, went to India, 1834, and painted pictures of durbars for native princes, engraved by his father, and published in England. He died at Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
.