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Frederick
Christian Lewis: An eminent early
nineteenth century painter, etcher,
aquatint and stipple engraver, F. C.
Lewis was a pupil of J. C. Stadler and
studied at the Royal Academy Schools.
He first gained notice in 1803 with his
aquatints after Thomas Girtin's designs
which were published under the title
of, Twenty of the most Picturesque
Views in Paris and its Environs.
Afterwards, from 1808 to 1823, he
became one of the principal engravers
for William Ottley's famous volumes on
Renaissance art, The Italian School of
Design. Lewis also contributed etchings
for J.M.W. Turner's, Liber Studiorum ,
as well as creating commissioned
engravings after the designs of
Landseer and Flaxman.
During his
successful career, F. C. Lewis
exhibited his art at the Royal Academy
(1802-1853), the British Institution
(1817-1853), the Society of British
Artists (1824-1846) and at the Old
Water-Colour Society. He was appointed
Engraver of Drawings to King George IV,
King William IV and Queen
Victoria.
Roebuck from
Langermarsh The Property of Sir
Bourchier Wrey,
Tawstock
from Lewis, F.C.
from Scenery of the River Dart, Being a
Series of Thirty Five Views ....
London: 1821. normally sepia some of
the rarer coloured set of views of the
River Dart, 38 x 27 cm some surface
dirt but very good condition for age
etc £65 RARE
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Frederick
Christian Lewis: An eminent early
nineteenth century painter, etcher,
aquatint and stipple engraver, F. C.
Lewis was a pupil of J. C. Stadler and
studied at the Royal Academy Schools.
He first gained notice in 1803 with his
aquatints after Thomas Girtin's designs
which were published under the title
of, Twenty of the most Picturesque
Views in Paris and its Environs.
Afterwards, from 1808 to 1823, he
became one of the principal engravers
for William Ottley's famous volumes on
Renaissance art, The Italian School of
Design. Lewis also contributed etchings
for J.M.W. Turner's, Liber Studiorum ,
as well as creating commissioned
engravings after the designs of
Landseer and Flaxman.
During his
successful career, F. C. Lewis
exhibited his art at the Royal Academy
(1802-1853), the British Institution
(1817-1853), the Society of British
Artists (1824-1846) and at the Old
Water-Colour Society. He was appointed
Engraver of Drawings to King George IV,
King William IV and Queen
Victoria.
Scene from Wells
Foot Wood The Property of Sir Bourchier
Wrey, Tawstock
from Lewis, F.C.
from Scenery of the River Dart, Being a
Series of Thirty Five Views ....
London: 1821. normally sepia some of
the rarer coloured set of views of the
River Dart, 38 x 27 cm some surface
dirt but very good condition for age
etc £65 RARE
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Frederick
Christian Lewis: An eminent early
nineteenth century painter, etcher,
aquatint and stipple engraver, F. C.
Lewis was a pupil of J. C. Stadler and
studied at the Royal Academy Schools.
He first gained notice in 1803 with his
aquatints after Thomas Girtin's designs
which were published under the title
of, Twenty of the most Picturesque
Views in Paris and its Environs.
Afterwards, from 1808 to 1823, he
became one of the principal engravers
for William Ottley's famous volumes on
Renaissance art, The Italian School of
Design. Lewis also contributed etchings
for J.M.W. Turner's, Liber Studiorum ,
as well as creating commissioned
engravings after the designs of
Landseer and Flaxman.
During his
successful career, F. C. Lewis
exhibited his art at the Royal Academy
(1802-1853), the British Institution
(1817-1853), the Society of British
Artists (1824-1846) and at the Old
Water-Colour Society. He was appointed
Engraver of Drawings to King George IV,
King William IV and Queen
Victoria.
Scene from
Cumston The Property of Sir Bourchier
Wrey, Tawstock
from Lewis, F.C.
from Scenery of the River Dart, Being a
Series of Thirty Five Views ....
London: 1821. normally sepia some of
the rarer coloured set of views of the
River Dart, 38 x 27 cm some surface
dirt but very good condition for age
etc £65 RARE light foxing and mk
in border
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Frederick
Christian Lewis: An eminent early
nineteenth century painter, etcher,
aquatint and stipple engraver, F. C.
Lewis was a pupil of J. C. Stadler and
studied at the Royal Academy Schools.
He first gained notice in 1803 with his
aquatints after Thomas Girtin's designs
which were published under the title
of, Twenty of the most Picturesque
Views in Paris and its Environs.
Afterwards, from 1808 to 1823, he
became one of the principal engravers
for William Ottley's famous volumes on
Renaissance art, The Italian School of
Design. Lewis also contributed etchings
for J.M.W. Turner's, Liber Studiorum ,
as well as creating commissioned
engravings after the designs of
Landseer and Flaxman.
During his
successful career, F. C. Lewis
exhibited his art at the Royal Academy
(1802-1853), the British Institution
(1817-1853), the Society of British
Artists (1824-1846) and at the Old
Water-Colour Society. He was appointed
Engraver of Drawings to King George IV,
King William IV and Queen
Victoria.
The Range , the
Road Stead at the Mouth of the
Dart
from Lewis, F.C.
from Scenery of the River Dart, Being a
Series of Thirty Five Views ....
London: 1821. normally sepia some of
the rarer coloured set of views of the
River Dart, 38 x 27 cm some surface
dirt but very good condition for age
etc £65 RARE
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Frederick
Christian Lewis: An eminent early
nineteenth century painter, etcher,
aquatint and stipple engraver, F. C.
Lewis was a pupil of J. C. Stadler and
studied at the Royal Academy Schools.
He first gained notice in 1803 with his
aquatints after Thomas Girtin's designs
which were published under the title
of, Twenty of the most Picturesque
Views in Paris and its Environs.
Afterwards, from 1808 to 1823, he
became one of the principal engravers
for William Ottley's famous volumes on
Renaissance art, The Italian School of
Design. Lewis also contributed etchings
for J.M.W. Turner's, Liber Studiorum ,
as well as creating commissioned
engravings after the designs of
Landseer and Flaxman.
During his
successful career, F. C. Lewis
exhibited his art at the Royal Academy
(1802-1853), the British Institution
(1817-1853), the Society of British
Artists (1824-1846) and at the Old
Water-Colour Society. He was appointed
Engraver of Drawings to King George IV,
King William IV and Queen
Victoria.
Austin's Bridge
and Buckfastleigh
from Lewis, F.C.
from Scenery of the River Dart, Being a
Series of Thirty Five Views ....
London: 1821. normally sepia some of
the rarer coloured set of views of the
River Dart, 38 x 27 cm some surface
dirt but very good condition for age
etc £65 RARE
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Frederick
Christian Lewis: An eminent early
nineteenth century painter, etcher,
aquatint and stipple engraver, F. C.
Lewis was a pupil of J. C. Stadler and
studied at the Royal Academy Schools.
He first gained notice in 1803 with his
aquatints after Thomas Girtin's designs
which were published under the title
of, Twenty of the most Picturesque
Views in Paris and its Environs.
Afterwards, from 1808 to 1823, he
became one of the principal engravers
for William Ottley's famous volumes on
Renaissance art, The Italian School of
Design. Lewis also contributed etchings
for J.M.W. Turner's, Liber Studiorum ,
as well as creating commissioned
engravings after the designs of
Landseer and Flaxman.
During his
successful career, F. C. Lewis
exhibited his art at the Royal Academy
(1802-1853), the British Institution
(1817-1853), the Society of British
Artists (1824-1846) and at the Old
Water-Colour Society. He was appointed
Engraver of Drawings to King George IV,
King William IV and Queen
Victoria.
Hanaford The
Property of
LordAshburton
from Lewis, F.C.
from Scenery of the River Dart, Being a
Series of Thirty Five Views ....
London: 1821. normally sepia some of
the rarer coloured set of views of the
River Dart, 38 x 27 cm some surface
dirt but very good condition for age
etc £65 RARE
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Frederick
Christian Lewis: An eminent early
nineteenth century painter, etcher,
aquatint and stipple engraver, F. C.
Lewis was a pupil of J. C. Stadler and
studied at the Royal Academy Schools.
He first gained notice in 1803 with his
aquatints after Thomas Girtin's designs
which were published under the title
of, Twenty of the most Picturesque
Views in Paris and its Environs.
Afterwards, from 1808 to 1823, he
became one of the principal engravers
for William Ottley's famous volumes on
Renaissance art, The Italian School of
Design. Lewis also contributed etchings
for J.M.W. Turner's, Liber Studiorum ,
as well as creating commissioned
engravings after the designs of
Landseer and Flaxman.
During his
successful career, F. C. Lewis
exhibited his art at the Royal Academy
(1802-1853), the British Institution
(1817-1853), the Society of British
Artists (1824-1846) and at the Old
Water-Colour Society. He was appointed
Engraver of Drawings to King George IV,
King William IV and Queen
Victoria.
Marks Ridge The
Property of Sir Bourchier Wrey,
Tawstock
from Lewis, F.C.
from Scenery of the River Dart, Being a
Series of Thirty Five Views ....
London: 1821. normally sepia some of
the rarer coloured set of views of the
River Dart, 38 x 27 cm some surface
dirt but very good condition for age
etc £35 RARE Loss to edge of plate
mark but the rarer folio version
printed to India paper and laid on card
from new
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MAP OF Devonshire FROM THE
BEST AUTHORITIES.1805
A detailed map of the county
with publisher's imprint dated
1805. 15 3/4 x 20 1/2 inches.
Good condition with wide blank
margins. Originally bound on edge
so there is no centre fold. From
New British Atlas published by
John Stockdale, Piccadilly.
STOCKDALE, John (publisher)
Cary's maps were popular for
their accuracy and clear style.
The numbers marked on the roads
give the distances between towns.
Copper engraved map
Hand-coloured engraved map
(approximately 106 x 120 inches
overall) on double-page folio
sheets (each sheet measuring 24 x
26 1Î2 inches).The large
size allows for a remarkable
amount of detail to be shown,
with careful identification of
parishes, gentlemen's seats,
heaths and commons, marshes,
navigable canals, dikes,
turnpikes, by-roads, tramways,
and even Roman walls. All shown
on a map drawn to a scale of 1
3/8 inches to 5 miles.In 1805
Stockdale had published the New
British Atlas, with 43 maps by
John Cary. £70 **
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MAP OF Devonshire FROM THE
BEST AUTHORITIES.1805
A detailed map of the county
with publisher's imprint dated
1805. 15 3/4 x 20 1/2 inches.
Good condition with wide blank
margins. Originally bound on edge
so there is no centre fold. From
New British Atlas published by
John Stockdale, Piccadilly.
STOCKDALE, John (publisher)
Cary's maps were popular for
their accuracy and clear style.
The numbers marked on the roads
give the distances between towns.
Copper engraved map
Hand-coloured engraved map
(approximately 106 x 120 inches
overall) on double-page folio
sheets (each sheet measuring 24 x
26 1Î2 inches).The large
size allows for a remarkable
amount of detail to be shown,
with careful identification of
parishes, gentlemen's seats,
heaths and commons, marshes,
navigable canals, dikes,
turnpikes, by-roads, tramways,
and even Roman walls. All shown
on a map drawn to a scale of 1
3/8 inches to 5 miles.In 1805
Stockdale had published the New
British Atlas, with 43 maps by
John Cary. £70 **
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