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Pilgrims raising a cross at a mountainous shrine in Austria. Engraving by T. S. Engleheart after G. R. Lewis.

A barber in Rouen dressing a man's hair. Coloured engraving by G.R. Lewis after himself.

Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin): people queuing in Vienna Cathedral to kiss the image of the Virgin. Etching by G.R. Lewis, 1822.

A landscape with Austrian pilgrims gathering around a sculpture. Engraving by J.B. Allen after G.R. Lewis.

Istanbul: panorama. Engraving by F.C. Lewis, G.R. Lewis and C. Tomkins, 1813, after H.A. Barker, 1799.

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George Robert Lewis

Images from the collections

Images by George Robert Lewis

Works from the collections

A barber in Rouen dressing a man's hair. Coloured engraving by G.R. Lewis after himself.

Istanbul: panorama. Engraving by F.C. Lewis, G.R. Lewis and C. Tomkins, 1813, after H.A. Barker, 1799.

Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin): people queuing in Vienna Cathedral to kiss the image of the Virgin. Etching by G.R. Lewis, 1822.

A landscape with Austrian pilgrims gathering around a sculpture. Engraving by J.B. Allen after G.R. Lewis.

Istanbul: panorama. Engraving by F.C. Lewis, G.R. Lewis and C. Tomkins, 1813, after H.A. Barker, 1799.