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| William Home Lizars (1788–1859) | ||||||||||
| Lizars was a Scottish engraver, painter, and publisher whose technical innovations and artistic contributions left a lasting impact on 19th-century art and design. Born in Edinburgh and educated at the city's high school, he was first apprenticed to his father, a respected publisher and engraver, learning the art of engraving. He then became a student of the painter John Graham at the Trustees' Academy in Edinburgh, where he studied alongside Sir David Wilkie. Between 1808 and 1815, he frequently exhibited portraits and scenes of sacred and domestic life in Edinburgh. In 1812, Lizars sent two works to the Royal Academy in London, which brought him significant recognition. After his father's death in 1812, he took over the engraving and copperplate printing business to support his mother and family. His work included copperplate engravings, aquatints, and anatomical plates, often executed with high-relief etching techniques that mimicked the clarity of woodcuts. He also produced finely detailed illustrations for scientific, medical, and natural history publications and developed a method of etching that served all the functions of wood-engraving in book illustrations. Lizars played an active role in the foundation of the Royal Scottish Academy. He died in Edinburgh. | ||||||||||
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