Joseph Wilson Lowry
Joseph Wilson Lowry(1803–1879) was a British engraver.
He was the son ofWilson Lowryand his second wife Rebecca Delvalle and was born on 7 October 1803. His mother's sister, Abigail, was mother of the economistDavid Ricardo.[1]He was trained by his father and from both parents inherited a taste for science and mathematics; in his work he specialised in scientific subjects. He died, unmarried, at his residence, 39 Robert Street,Hampstead Road,London, on 15 June 1879.
He engraved plates for theEncyclopædia Metropolitanaand for SirJohn Renniea series of drawings for London Bridge. Other work includedJohn Phillips'sGeology of Yorkshire,1835 andScott Russell'sNaval Architecture,1865,John Weale's 'Scientific Series' and the journals of theInstitution of Naval Architectsand theRoyal Geographical Society.He later was appointed engraver to theGeological Survey of Great Britain and Ireland,as can be seen on their Horizontal[1]and Vertical[2]Sections.
References[edit]
- ^David Ricardo, D. Weatherall, Springer Netherlands, 2012, p. 6
- .Dictionary of National Biography.London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
External links[edit]
- Engravings of paintings for Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Books, each with a poetical illustration byLetitia Elizabeth Landon:
- 1832:
The Valley of Rocks.byThomas Allom. - 1835:Durham Cathedral, from the Nave.byThomas Allom.
- 1832:
- Engraving ofSefton Church.byThomas Allomfor Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Books, 1834 with a short story byLetitia Elizabeth Landon
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