Wilson Lowry

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The drawing came from a sketchbook inherited by Miss Paton from friends of Mrs Heming who was a daughter of Wilson Lowry and had contributed several drawings in the book; another is of the chemist Andrew Ure. Another drawing by Mrs Heming of her father, similar in style but nearly full-face, was engraved by Thomson for The European Magazine, 1 September 1824, by Meyer 1825 and etched by Mrs Dawson Turner.

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Head and shoulders to right, light brown hair, brown eyes, ruddy complexion, aged 45-50; brown coat, white collar and tie.

Provenanceback to top

Bought from Miss Dorothy Paton 1936.


This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Walker, Regency Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, 1985, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.

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