John Frederick Lewis
(1805–1876) English Orientalist painter (1805–1876)
John Frederick Lewis (United Kingdom, 1805–1876) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a printmaker. By year of birth, John Frederick Lewis belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.
John Frederick Lewis was born in London and died in Walton-on-Thames. Wikidata associates John Frederick Lewis with Orientalism. John Frederick Lewis became a member of Royal Academy of Arts.
The best-known works include ‘Street Scene near the El Ghouri Mosque in Cairo’ and ‘In the Bey's Garden’. The catalogue has 62 works by John Frederick Lewis with free images. The dated works span the years 1820–1876. Works by John Frederick Lewis are held by several collections, among them Yale Center for British Art, Birmingham Museums Trust, Tate, and Harris Museum.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Charles Landseer, David Octavius Hill, Carl Nebel, Magnus von Wright, and Henry Lark Pratt.