John Finlayson
English engraver
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| Intro | English engraver | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain England | |
| was | Painter | |
| Work field | Arts | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1730 | |
| Death | 1 January 1776 (aged 46 years) |
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John Finlayson (c. 1730 - 1776) was an English engraver.
Finlayson was born about the year 1730, and worked in London. In 1773 he received a premium from the Society of Arts, and about three years after this he died. He engraved in mezzotint several portraits, and a few plates of historical subjects, among which are the following:
Portraits
- The Duchess of Gloucester; after Sir Joshua Reynolds.
- Lady Charles Spenoer; after the same.
- Lady Elizabeth Melbourne; after the same.
- The Earl of Buchan; after the same.
- Miss Wynyard; after the same.
- Lady Broughton; after Cotes.
- The Duke of Northumberland; after Hamilton.
- Miss Metcalfe; after Hone.
Signora Zamperini La buona figliuola, 1769
- Signora Zamperini, in 'La Buona Figliuola' ; after the same.
- William Drummond, Scotch historian; after C. Janssens.
- Shooter, Beard, and Dunstall, in 'Love in a Village' ; after Zoffany.
Subjects
- Candaules, King of Lydia, showing his Queen coming out of the Bath to his favourite Gyges; after his own design.
- A. Collier, with his Pipe; after J. Weenix.