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successful in establishing the use of steel, and worked both in that metal and copper. Among his more notable works are the

  • Infant Samuel/ after Sir J. Reynolds;

' Belshazzar's Feast/ after John Martin"; with many fine plates after Turner, R.A. : ' Newcastle-on-Tyne/ * Warkworth Castle, and * Dartmouth/ for the * Rivers of Eng- land.' He re-engraved a selection of 15 plates for the * Liber Studiorum/ 1858. He died May 18,1873.

LUTTEREL, Henry, engraver and painter. Was born at Dublin about 1650, and came early in life to London. He studied the law at New Inn, but the love of art tempted him to change his profes- sion. He became the pupil of Ashfield, and applied himself to portraiture in cray- ons, in which he excelled. He designed a series of heads for Kennet's 'History of England/ which were engraved by Vander- bank. On the invention of mezzo-tint, he took up the new art, and joining Isaac Becket, they were the earliest English en- gravers in that manner. But Becket soon left him, and he brought out a print which had a large sale, and forming an acquaint- ance with Vansomer, by his help soon mastered the whole process. He tried a method of laying the ground with a roller, and discovered a means of drawing crayon

Eortraits on copper. He finished many eads, and assisted Becket, his former col- league, in giving better completeness to his work. He died about 1710.

LYNCH, German, die engraver. Was master of the Mint in Ireland and graver of the puncheons 39th Henry VI.

LYNE, Richard, engraver. Was emi- nent in his day as a painter, and was also a good engraver. He was engaged by Archbishop Parker, about 1570, as one of his engravers at Lambeth Palace.

LYNN, Samuel Ferrers, A.R.H.A., sculptor. Was born at Belfast in 1836. He at first studied architecture under his brother, Mr. W. H. Lynn, but having determined upon becoming a sculptor, he came to England and entered the schools of the Royal Academy, where he obtained a silver medal for the best study from the life in 1857, and in 1859 the gold medal.

He first exhibited at the Royal Academy ' The Peri's Daughter ' in 1856 ; in 1857 he sent 'The Silent Thought;' in 1859, 'Psyche ;' and in 1860, 'Achilles and Lycaon.' While a constant contributor to the Royal Academy exhibitions, he was also much em-

E loved on ornamental sculpture for public inklings in Dublin. Between 1863-66 he assisted the late J. Foley, R A., in his studio. His last work at the Royal Academy was \ LordLurgan's Master McGrath/ exhibited in 1 875. His latter habits were intemperate, and he died suddenly, at Belfast, April 20, 1776.

LYSARDE, Nicholas, history painter. He had been in the service of Henry VIII. and Edward VI., and was appointed ser- jeant-painter 2nd and 3rd Philip and Mary, and afterwards to Queen Elizabeth. He was a painter of historical subjects, and as the custom then was, presented a picture to the Queen on her birthday. He died in 1570, and was buried at St. Martin's on April 5.

LYSONS, The Rev. Daniel, amateur. He was born in 1760. He drew and etched many of the illustrations for his 'Environs of London/ published 1792-96, and for his* ' Magna Britannica.' He died January 3, 1834.

LYSONS, Samuel, amateur. Brother of the above. He was born at Rodmarton in Gloucestershire in 1763, studied at the Middle Temple, and was called to the Bar. Between 1785 and 1796 he was an occa- sional exhibitor at the Royal Academy of views of old buildings. He etched the plates for his ' Account of the Roman Ruins dis- covered at Woodchester/ 1797, and for his ' ReliquiaB Britannica Romanae/ 1813. He assisted his brother on the 'Magna Britan- nica/ He was distinguished as an anti- quarian, and was appointed keeper of the records in the Tower of London. His studies were principally directed to the Roman antiquities in Britain. He died June 29 1819

LYT^ELTON, Lady, amateur. Second wife to the third Lord Lyttelton. She both painted and drew in crayons the portraits of her friends, and between 1774-80 was an honorary exhibitor at the Spring Gar- dens' Rooms and the Royal Academy.

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MoALISTER, George, glass painter. Was born in Dublin 1786, and brought up as a jeweller, but devoted himself to study and experiment in glass painting, and at the age of 21 his great ability in this art was recognised by the diploma of the Dublin Society. He finished a fine window for

the cathedral atfLisraore, and had com- menced another of larger dimensions for Tuam, but anxiety and the heat of the fur- nace at which he worked produced inflam- mation of the brain, of which he died, June 14, 1812, in his 26th year. This last work was completed from his designs by his three

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