Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon (1790-1866) politician
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About the work
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Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection
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About the artist
Frederick Christian Lewis senior was born in London; the son of a miniature painter. He was taught by his father and apprenticed to J. C. Stadler. In 1797 he entered the Royal Academy Schools. He married Elizabeth Exton and their children included painters John Frederick and Frederick Christian junior. He engraved Girtin’s illustrations to ‘Twenty of the Most Picturesque Views in Paris and its Environs’ (1803) and exhibited at the Royal Academy, British Institution, Society of British Artists and Old Watercolour Society. He also engraved Old Master drawings for Otley’s ‘The Italian School of Design’ (1808-23) and work by contemporary artists. Lewis served as engraver to several royals including Queen Victoria. He died in Middlesex, aged 77.
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- Title
- Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon (1790-1866) politician
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- Lithograph
- Acquisition
- Transferred from HM Treasury, April 1992
- GAC number
- 16792