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Samuel Sparrow (fl. 1770-1806)
Sparrow was a prolific engraver of landscapes and architectural scenes after his fellow artists; portrait engravings also exist. Many of these were initially published as bookplates in a rage of publications. He is recorded as having lived at Clerkenwell.
Collections
British Museum, London
Metropolitan Museum, New York
National Portrait Gallery, London
Literature
Mackenzie, I (1988), British Prints, Antique Collectors’ Club
Sparrow was a prolific engraver of landscapes and architectural scenes after his fellow artists; portrait engravings also exist. Many of these were initially published as bookplates in a rage of publications. He is recorded as having lived at Clerkenwell.
Collections
British Museum, London
Metropolitan Museum, New York
National Portrait Gallery, London
Literature
Mackenzie, I (1988), British Prints, Antique Collectors’ Club