Louisa Greville
Louisa Augusta Greville[1] | |
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| Born | 14 April 1743[1] |
| Died | c. 1779 (aged 35–36) |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Engraving |
| Spouse(s) | William Churchill 1770[2] |
Louisa Augusta Greville (1743[2] – c. 1779)[3] was a British engraver.
Life and work[]
Louisa Greville was born in London in 1743. Her mother was Elizabeth Greville, Countess of Warwick, and her father was Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick.[1] In 1770 she married William Churchill. She produced engravings of works by Annibale Carracci, Salvator Rosa, Marco Ricci, among others.[2][4] She was awarded prizes for her engravings by the Royal Society of Arts in 1758, 1759 and 1760.[2]
Notable collections[]
- Landscape with a horsedrawn sedan chair, 1759, Auckland Art Gallery[5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Louisa Augusta Greville (1743)". WikiTree. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Oxford University Press (21 June 2012). Benezit Dictionary of British Graphic Artists and Illustrators. OUP USA. p. 493. ISBN 978-0-19-992305-2.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999.)
- ^ Delia Gaze; Maja Mihajlovic; Leanda Shrimpton (1997). Dictionary of Women Artists: Artists, J-Z. Taylor & Francis. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-884964-21-3.
- ^ "Landscape with a horsedrawn sedan chair". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
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