Samuel Lysons (1763-1819), Antiquary
Sitter in 9 portraits
Samuel Lysons was an engraver and antiquary, who served as Director of the Society of Antiquaries from 1798 to 1809. He illustrated his brother Daniel Lysons' Environs of London, and the two collaborated on Magna Britannia, Being a Concise Topographical Account of the Several Counties of Great Britain, published in several volumes from 1806 to 1822. The work was cut short by Samuel's death in 1819.
by William Daniell, after George Dance
pencil, circa 1802-1814 (1793)
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by William Daniell, after George Dance
soft-ground etching, (17 July 1793)
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by Richard James Lane, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
lithograph, (1793)
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by William Bond, after Sir William John Newton
stipple engraving, published 1823
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by William Daniell, after George Dance
soft-ground etching, (17 July 1793)
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by Henry Bone, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil and ink drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1799 (1798-1799)
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by and published by Samuel William Reynolds, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1 June 1804 (circa 1798-1799)
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by and published by Samuel William Reynolds, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1 June 1804 (circa 1798-1799)
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Scholarship and Research
Groups
Antiquaries and antiquarians
Place
Gloucestershire
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