Frederick Christian Lewis Sr
(1779-1856), Engraver and landscape painterSitter in 1 portrait
Artist associated with 192 portraits
An eminent painter, etcher, aquatint and stipple engraver, Lewis was a pupil of J.C. Stadler and studied at the Royal Academy schools. He first gained notice with his aquatints after Thomas Girtin's designs, which were published in 1803 as Twenty of the most Picturesque Views in Paris and its Environs. From 1808 to 1823, he was a principal engraver for William Otley's three-volume work on Renaissance art, The Italian School of Design. He contributed etchings for J.M.W. Turner's Liber Studiorum, as well as creating commissioned engravings after the designs of Landseer and Flaxman. Lewis was the father of engraver Charles George Lewis.
probably Sir William Boothby, 9th Bt
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Joseph Slater
stipple engraving, early 19th century
NPG D31994
Maria Newdegate (née Boucherett)
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
soft-ground etching, early 19th century
NPG D38732
Elizabeth Laura Henrietta Russell
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Alfred Edward Chalon
stipple engraving, early 19th century
NPG D39946
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Gilbert Stuart Newton
etching, stipple and aquatint engraving, early 19th century
NPG D40574
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr
stipple engraving, early 19th century
NPG D41732
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr
stipple engraving, early 19th century
NPG D41733
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, early 19th century
NPG D41747
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after R. Kenny
stipple and line engraving, circa 1800
NPG D15844
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, (circa 1807)
NPG D16138
Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, (circa 1811)
NPG D37638
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, published by Thomas Palser, after William Brockedon
aquatint, published 12 March 1813
NPG D37358
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, published by Thomas Palser, after William Brockedon
aquatint and watercolour, published 12 March 1813
NPG D37359
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Joseph Slater
stipple engraving, published 1815 (1814)
NPG D32271
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Joseph Slater
stipple engraving, published 1815 (1814)
NPG D13550
Margaret Agnes Bunn (née Somerville)
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Sir George Hayter
stipple engraving, published 24 June 1816
NPG D32385
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after and published by Sir George Hayter
stipple engraving, 1816
NPG D33520
Elizabeth ('Eliza') (née O'Neil), Lady Wrixon-Becher when Miss O'Neill as Juliet
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after George Dawe
hand-coloured engraving, published 20 May 1816
NPG D35813
Elizabeth ('Eliza') (née O'Neil), Lady Wrixon-Becher when Miss O'Neill as Juliet
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after George Dawe
hand-coloured engraving, published 20 May 1816
NPG D35814
Elizabeth ('Eliza') (née O'Neil), Lady Wrixon-Becher when Miss O'Neill as Juliet
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after George Dawe
engraving, published 20 May 1816
NPG D35815
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Benjamin Rawlinson Faulkner
mezzotint, (circa 1822)
NPG D37380
Margaret Agnes Bunn (née Somerville)
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Sir George Hayter
stipple engraving, published 24 June 1816
NPG D41830
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Benjamin Rawlinson Faulkner
mezzotint, (circa 1822)
NPG D3598
Master Arbuthnot; Master Arbuthnot (when children)
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, early 19th century
NPG D7080
Margaret Agnes Bunn (née Somerville)
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Sir George Hayter
stipple engraving, published 24 June 1816
NPG D7718
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Benjamin Rawlinson Faulkner
mezzotint, (circa 1822)
NPG D8078
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after and published by Sir George Hayter
stipple engraving, published 1 December 1816
NPG D8118
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Sir George Hayter
stipple engraving, published 1816
NPG D8119
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, after 1818
NPG D31922
Charles William Vane-Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, (1818)
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Charles William Vane-Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, (1818)
NPG D19173
Leopold I, King of the Belgians
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, published by Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving and etching, published 1 October 1820
NPG D36127
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving with some hand-colouring, (circa 1820)
NPG D39498
Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Joseph Slater
stipple engraving, (1821)
NPG D20615
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after and published by George Robert Lewis
stipple engraving, published November 1822
NPG D40173
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Joseph Slater
stipple engraving, (1823)
NPG D32510
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Joseph Slater
stipple engraving, 1823 (1820)
NPG D35679
Frances Harriet Kelly as Juliet in 'Romeo and Juliet'
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, published by William Cribb, after John Jackson
hand-coloured stipple engraving, published 1 January 1823
NPG D36809
Frances Harriet Kelly as Juliet in 'Romeo and Juliet'
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, published by William Cribb, after John Jackson
stipple engraving, published 1 January 1823
NPG D36810
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Joseph Slater
stipple engraving, 1823 (1820)
NPG D14400
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Joseph Slater
stipple engraving, 1823 (1820)
NPG D20595
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, published by George Lawford, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1824
NPG D31938
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1824
NPG D32402
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1824
NPG D32581
George Harry William Fleetwood Hartopp
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Joseph Slater
stipple engraving, 1824 (1819)
NPG D35550
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, published by Hurst, Robinson & Co, after George Henry Harlow
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1824 (circa 1817)
NPG D38785
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Joseph Slater
stipple engraving, 1824
NPG D40769
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Sir Augustus Wall Callcott
stipple engraving, published 1824
NPG D2125
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1824
NPG D754
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, published by Birchall, Lonsdale & Mills, after Sir Augustus Wall Callcott
stipple engraving, published 1824
NPG D14284
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, published by Hurst, Robinson & Co, after George Henry Harlow
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1824 (circa 1817)
NPG D18762
George Harry William Fleetwood Hartopp
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Joseph Slater
stipple engraving, 1824 (1819)
NPG D20582
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, published by William Bernard Cooke, after Joseph Slater
stipple engraving, published June 1825
NPG D39923
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, published by Taylor & Hessey, after Richard Westall
stipple engraving, published 1825
NPG D1010
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Richard Westall
stipple engraving, published 1825
NPG D1011
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Joseph Slater
stipple engraving, published 1825
NPG D20600
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, published by Colnaghi, Son & Co, after Gilbert Stuart Newton
stipple engraving, published 1826
NPG D32019
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Joseph Slater
stipple engraving, 1826 or after
NPG D35429
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Joseph Slater
stipple engraving, 1826 or after
NPG D35627
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Joseph Slater
stipple engraving, 1826 or after
NPG D36096
John William Robert Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Joseph Slater
stipple engraving, 1826 or after
NPG D37449
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