British painter** John Frederick Lewis RA (1805-1876) is the one of finest of the Orientalist painters. Because of his painstaking "Pre-Raphaelite" technique, his finished paintings are rare.
John Frederick Lewis was born in London in 1805, the son of a master engraver, Frederick Christian Lewis
For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works by Lewis see:
- John Frederick Lewis | Orientalist / Genre painter ⏭
- John Frederick Lewis | Victorian / Orientalist / Genre painter ⏭
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