Frederick Christian Lewis Snr. (1779 - 1856)
RA Collection: People and Organisations
Engraver (especially in aquatint), landscape painter. Studied at the Royal Academy schools 1797-ca.1802; worked in London. Brother of book-binder Charles Lewis (1786-1836) and landscape-painter George Robert Lewis (1782-1871); father of painter John Frederick Lewis (1804-76), engraver Charles George Lewis (1808-80) and painter Frederick Christian Lewis, the younger (1813-75).
Profile
Born: 1779 in London
Died: 1856
RA Schools student from 1797 to c.1802
Gender: Male
Works by Frederick Christian Lewis in the RA Collection
28 results
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![Henry Moses and Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., The Bronze Lamp given by the Prince Regent to the Royal Academy ... designed and made by Vulliamy & Sons, 1812]()
Henry Moses and Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
The Bronze Lamp given by the Prince Regent to the Royal Academy ... designed and made by Vulliamy & Sons, 1812
Etching and aquatint
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., Portrait sketch of J. F. Lewis]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
Portrait sketch of J. F. Lewis
Pencil on wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., Coast view with Acis and Galatea]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
Coast view with Acis and Galatea, 1 January 1807
Etching and aquatint
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., A study of 'a Group of Trees from Nature' after a drawing attributed to Claude Lorrain]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
A study of 'a Group of Trees from Nature' after a drawing attributed to Claude Lorrain, 1823
Etching and aquatint in colour on j. whatman wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., 'The death of Hippolytus' after a drawing attributed to Nicolas Poussin]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
'The death of Hippolytus' after a drawing attributed to Nicolas Poussin, 1823
Etching and aquatint in colour on j. whatman wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., 'Mars and Venus with Cupids' after a drawing attributed to Nicolas Poussin]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
'Mars and Venus with Cupids' after a drawing attributed to Nicolas Poussin , 1823
Etching and aquatint in colour on j. whatman wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., 'The finding of the true cross' after a drawing attributed to Gregorio Pagani]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
'The finding of the true cross' after a drawing attributed to Gregorio Pagani, 1823
Etching and aquatint in colour on j. whatman wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., 'The holy family' after a drawing attributed to Ludovico Carracci]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
'The holy family' after a drawing attributed to Ludovico Carracci, 1823
Etching and aquatint in colour on j. whatman wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., 'A female winding thread, and a group of infants' after a drawing attributed to Parmigianino]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
'A female winding thread, and a group of infants' after a drawing attributed to Parmigianino, 1823
Etching and aquatint in colour on j. whatman wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., 'Unknown subject' after a drawing attributed to Giorgione da Castelfranco]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
'Unknown subject' after a drawing attributed to Giorgione da Castelfranco , 1823
Etching and aquatint in colour on j. whatman wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., 'A study for part of the celebrated frieze representing the story of Niobe on the Facade of a Palace at Rome' after a drawing attributed to Polidoro da Caravaggio]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
'A study for part of the celebrated frieze representing the story of Niobe on the Facade of a Palace at Rome' after a drawing attributed to Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1823
Etching and aquatint in colour on j. whatman wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., 'The Death of Semele' after a drawing attributed to Giulio Romano]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
'The Death of Semele' after a drawing attributed to Giulio Romano, 1823
Etching and aquatint in colour on j. whatman wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., 'A naked female with attendant infant' after a drawing attributed to Giulio Romano]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
'A naked female with attendant infant' after a drawing attributed to Giulio Romano , 1823
Etching and aquatint in colour on j. whatman wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., 'A group of children at play' after a drawing attributed to Raffaello Sanzio]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
'A group of children at play' after a drawing attributed to Raffaello Sanzio, 1823
Etching and aquatint in colour on j. whatman wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., Other 'Study for part of the Celebrated Fresco entitled the Heliodorus in the Vatican' after a drawing attributed to Raffaello Sanzio]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
Other 'Study for part of the Celebrated Fresco entitled the Heliodorus in the Vatican' after a drawing attributed to Raffaello Sanzio, 1823
Etching and aquatint in colour on j. whatman wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., 'Study for part of the Celebrated Fresco entitled the Heliodorus in the Vatican' after a drawing attributed to Raffaello Sanzio]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
'Study for part of the Celebrated Fresco entitled the Heliodorus in the Vatican' after a drawing attributed to Raffaello Sanzio, 1823
Etching and aquatint in colour on j. whatman wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., 'A study for the group of Archimedes & his disciples in the School of Athens' after a drawing attributed to Raffaello Sanzio]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
'A study for the group of Archimedes & his disciples in the School of Athens' after a drawing attributed to Raffaello Sanzio , 1823
Etching and aquatint in colour on j. whatman wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., 'A study for the school of Athens' after a drawing attributed to Raffaello Sanzio]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
'A study for the school of Athens' after a drawing attributed to Raffaello Sanzio, 1823
Etching and aquatint in colour on j. whatman wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., 'Head of an Angel' after a drawing attributed to Raffaello Sanzio]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
'Head of an Angel' after a drawing attributed to Raffaello Sanzio, 1823
Etching and aquatint in colour on j. whatman wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., 'The Madonna ' after a drawing attributed to Raffaello Sanzio]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
'The Madonna ' after a drawing attributed to Raffaello Sanzio, 1823
Etching and aquatint in colour on j. whatman wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., 'The portrait of himself when a youth' after a drawing attributed to Raffaello Sanzio]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
'The portrait of himself when a youth' after a drawing attributed to Raffaello Sanzio, 1823
Etching and aquatint in colour on j. whatman wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., 'Two figures of prophets' after a drawing attributed to Domenico Beccafumi]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
'Two figures of prophets' after a drawing attributed to Domenico Beccafumi , 1823
Etching and aquatint in colour on j. whatman wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., 'Study for the head of St. Bartholomew, in the painting of the last judgment' after a drawing attributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
'Study for the head of St. Bartholomew, in the painting of the last judgment' after a drawing attributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti , 1823
Etching and aquatint in colour on j. whatman wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., 'Design for part of the last Jugment' after a drawing attributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
'Design for part of the last Jugment' after a drawing attributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti , 1823
Etching and aquatint in colour on j. whatman wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., 'The madonna and Child' after a drawing attributed to Fra Bartolomeo]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
'The madonna and Child' after a drawing attributed to Fra Bartolomeo , 1823
Etching and aquatint in colour on j. whatman wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., 'A group of armed men on horseback' after a drawing attributed to Luca Signorelli]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
'A group of armed men on horseback' after a drawing attributed to Luca Signorelli , 1823
Etching and aquatint in colour on j. whatman wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., A study for part of the picture of the Adoration of the Magi after a drawing attributed to Fra Filippo Lippi]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
A study for part of the picture of the Adoration of the Magi after a drawing attributed to Fra Filippo Lippi , 1823
Etchingand aquatint in colour on j. whatman wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., 'A head' after a drawing attributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti]()
Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
'A head' after a drawing attributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti , 1823
Etching and aquatint in colour on j. whatman wove paper
Works associated with Frederick Christian Lewis in the RA Collection
7 results
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., A young girl holding a sheperdess's crook]()
Attributed to Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
A young girl holding a sheperdess's crook
Pencil on wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., J F Lewis as a boy]()
Attributed to Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
J F Lewis as a boy
Pencil and white paint on brown wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., A boy standing]()
Attributed to Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
A boy standing
Pencil on wove paper
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![Frederick Christian Lewis Snr., A young boy, seated]()
Attributed to Frederick Christian Lewis Snr.
A young boy, seated
Pencil on wove paper
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![Thomas Girtin, View of the Pantheon taken from the Arsenal]()
Thomas Girtin
View of the Pantheon taken from the Arsenal, 10 January 1803
Soft-ground etching and aquatint
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![J.M.W. Turner RA, The Bridge and Goats]()
J.M.W. Turner RA
The Bridge and Goats, 1806 or 1807?
Etching, aquatint and mezzotint
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![John Frederick Lewis RA, "Father at Southampton Row"]()
John Frederick Lewis RA
"Father at Southampton Row", 1822
Pencil on wove paper
Associated books
11 results
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Frederick Christian Lewis Snr. and British Museum
Imitations of Claude Lorraine, By F.C. Lewis, Engraved From The Drawings In The British Museum. Dedicated, By Permission, To His Majesty. - London,
05/889
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Sir William Gell
Pompeiana: The Topography, Edifices, And Ornaments Of Pompeii. By Sir William Gell, F.R.S. F.S.A. &c. And John P. Gandy, Architect. - - London:: 1817 - 1819.
07/4754
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The Scenery Of The Rivers Tamar And Tavy, In Forty-Seven Subjects, Exhibiting The Most Interesting Views On Their Banks, From the Source to the Termination of each; Including A View Of The Breakwater At Plymouth: Drawn And Engraved By F.C. Lewis. - [Epigraph] - - London:: 1823.
07/3387
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The Scenery Of The River Exe, Dedicated By Permission To Sir Thomas Dyke Acland Bart, M.P. By His Most Obedient & Grateful Servant F.C. Lewis. - London,: 1827.
06/5828