British line engraver and printmaker in London, engraving plates for 'The Art Union' (1847-48) and 'The Art Journal' (1852); also exhibited at the RA in 1856; 1805-1885

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Peace: a family rests and plays on the turret of a building, the bell rope is broken and they can enjoy peace. Engraving by P. Lightfoot after James Drummond.

Saint Bavo as Roman soldier is received as a Christian monk by Saint Amand and Saint Floribert at the entrance to St Peter’s Abbey, Ghent; left, his money is given to the poor. Line engraving by P. Lightfoot after Sir P.P. Rubens.

An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares with the aid of assistants and snakes to a captivated audience, Tianjin, China. Engraving by P. Lightfoot, 1858, after T. Allom.

Jephthah's daughter contemplating her virginity and her imminent death, surrounded by woeful attendants with musical instruments. Engraving by P. Lightfoot, 1846, after H. O'Neil.

The paralytic is brought on a stretcher to Christ. Engraving by P. Lightfoot after J.B. Jouvenet.

Two women praying before a crucifix in the mountains. Engraving by P. Lightfoot after a painting by P. Foltz.

A marriage ceremony for Scottish Covenanters is performed on a mountain range by a priest with the young couple surrounded by family guests. Engraving by P. Lightfoot after Alex Johnston.

The death of William Pitt, Lord Chatham, in the Upper Chamber of the Palace of Westminster, 1778. Engraving by P. Lightfoot after J. Copley, 1779.

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Jephthah's daughter contemplating her virginity and her imminent death, surrounded by woeful attendants with musical instruments. Engraving by P. Lightfoot, 1846, after H. O'Neil.

Two women praying before a crucifix in the mountains. Engraving by P. Lightfoot after a painting by P. Foltz.

Peace: a family rests and plays on the turret of a building, the bell rope is broken and they can enjoy peace. Engraving by P. Lightfoot after James Drummond.

The death of William Pitt, Lord Chatham, in the Upper Chamber of the Palace of Westminster, 1778. Engraving by P. Lightfoot after J. Copley, 1779.

An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares with the aid of assistants and snakes to a captivated audience, Tianjin, China. Engraving by P. Lightfoot, 1858, after T. Allom.